In every edition of the Ewing Observer, Mayor Bert Steinmann answers readers’ questions.
I recently witnessed a close call near my home on Maple Avenue. A car trying to make a left turn out of Kinney Drive onto Maple was almost rammed by another going much too fast on Maple. There is no stop sign on Kinney at Maple and there are no speed bumps on Maple. People always drive too fast up on this residential street, and use Maple to bypass the lights at Parkway and Parkside avenues and at Parkside Avenue and Pennington Road. There are speed bumps on Hollowbrook Road, Glen Mawr Drive and many other streets in the area. Can they also be installed on Maple between Parkway and Bradway?
—Susan Beebe
There is no stop sign approved for the intersection of Maple Avenue and Kinney Drive.
I have referred your concern for this issue to our township engineer and our police department for review. The speed issue you refer to has also been referred to the police department for enforcement review in the traffic division.
The speed bump issue has been discussed with our engineer and our police department. We have also discussed this issue with the state DOT, which has standards that we have had to follow in placing speed bumps.
When we lived in Lawrence Township the township, or perhaps the county, held a day during which residents could deliver their hazardous waste, (paint, household chemicals, oil, etc.) to be discarded safely. Are their any plans for this kind of service for Ewing residents?
— Ray Daikeler
We work with Mercer County, which offers three Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days each year. The next scheduled day is Saturday, Sept. 21. The location for the drop off is on Lawrence Station Road at the Dempster Fire School in Lawrence Township. Regional collection of these items is a smart way to dispose of them, due to the environmental requirements.
The items accepted at this location include aerosol cans, used motor oil, propane gas tanks, pesticides and herbicides, car batteries, driveway sealer, insect repellents, mercury fluorescent and CFL bulbs.
Who enforces distracted driving laws? I’m on Route 29 twice every day and not a single day goes by without my seeing people either talking or looking at their hand held devices while they are driving 60 or 70 mph. Wouldn’t fines be a good source of revenue for the township?
—Angelo Buencamino
Both the N.J. State Police ( Rt. 29 is a state road) and the local police are responsible for enforcing the distracted driver laws. When tickets are issued for this violation the fine is $130 dollars. The township keeps $28 dollars of this ticket with the rest going to the state.
If you have a question for the mayor for next month’s edition, submit it by emailing bsanservino@mercerspace.com or by going to mercerspace.com and searching for “Ask the Mayor.” You must be a Ewing resident.
