A Franklin Township official wants to curtail speeding along a busy roadway.

Board Chairman Jason Frey read a letter on behalf of Supervisor Leroy Kemmerer Jr. at Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting.

Kemmerer Jr., who was absent from Tuesday’s meeting, said his concern was the speeding along Pohopoco Drive.

Resident Jill Renfrew agreed “it’s really bad on that hill” and said she spoke with Kemmerer Jr.

“I requested that we move the speed sign where people might see it as they’re coming down Pohopoco headed toward Harrity where that hill is that makes the turn down by Leroy’s property,” Renfrew said. “The speed sign got moved, but it didn’t get placed to an appropriate spot.

“But, Leroy did say that even with the school bus sign that was put up previously, there are still people that are flying down that hill. There is a school bus stop right on that corner. Leroy said thankfully the kid gets off on the side that’s not traffic. He doesn’t have to cross, but he did tell me that he’s had large vehicles blow through his stop sign, because they’re going too fast.”

Renfrew said that last year she had requested that the board consider changing that speed limit at least along that portion of Pohopoco Drive, and believes that was what Kemmerer Jr. was hoping to approach the board about considering again.

She said the speed limit is 50 as motorists pass the Latter-day Saints Church, and changes to 40 mph just before the bus stop.

“So individuals are allowed to start down that hill at 50 and most of them are probably doing at least 65,” Renfrew said. “And there is a whole lot of truck traffic along there, particularly this summer, but even now the dump trucks. Leroy said something about they use that road because they’re less apt to get caught than they are on 209, so that was his opinion that there’s more truck traffic on Pohopoco Drive because of that.”

Supervisor Fred Kemmerer Jr. said the board had a letter of support from township police Chief Jason Doll for a speed reduction and to do other assertive actions.

“So, we have the support of the police chief to make the changes that make sense,” Fred Kemmerer Jr. said. “He had stated in his letter that it’s hard to come down the mountain at 50 and decelerate to 40 by the time you’re coming down the hill.”

Fred Kemmerer Jr. said another thing would be to move the sign in the area that would be more conducive to collecting data.

“As a board, we have made those efforts to put the tools in the hands of the police and looks like he has the support to put those out there and go about trying to reduce the speeds as requested,” Fred Kemmerer Jr. said. “We see it as a problem as well.”

Fred Kemmerer Jr. added, “And I know our road crew is out there a couple times working and it is just a bad spot, and we intend on addressing it.”

Frey then asked Renfrew what she would like to see it go down to.

“I think you have to consider the safety of the individuals who live along that corner and the kids that ride that school bus down there,” she said. “I don’t know what would be appropriate. I think I originally said make it 40 from back by where the Grange comes, and then people would be going slower as they go down the hill.

“Now, I don’t know whether there’s an additional reduction that’s necessary, or if it needs to be 35 there to make people slow down by the time they go through the curve with the bus stop.”

Frey said he believes the board can get with Doll and follow his recommendation.