Huron Expositor, 2016-10-12, Page 3Wednesday, October 12, 2016 • Huron Expositor 3
Fisher says crossing Main Street not safe
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
Roughly eight years ago
the ratepayers elected Sea -
forth councillor, Bob Fisher
as their representation at
council. Upon being elected,
he made the promise to keep
the town's core safe.
An ideal way to live up to
those expectations in Fish-
er's mind was to add another
stop light on Main Street in
Seaforth. He said the road
was dangerous then and it's
been close to a decade later
and his views have not
changed a bit.
Concerned locals have
phoned him numerous
times about being nearly hit
crossing after doing grocer-
ies at Foodland.
At the Huron East October
4 council meeting Fisher let
it be known that he would
like to bring a proposal to
Huron County council
chambers. To alleviate
stresses and make a safer
passage, he would like to see
a red light installed.
It scares him, especially
when citing the fact that a
woman died after being
struck by a vehicle some
three years ago near the
intersection of Main and
John Street.
This is when Fisher
started to relentlessly lobby
for the light to be installed,
though he commented that
the endeavour died down
rather quickly without
precedence.
"There is no safe crossing,
unless you go down to the
lights and people will not
walk from the lights," Fisher
said during a phone conver-
sation a day after council.
"People will not walk from
Sills Hardware to the lights
and then all the way back to
TD bank or the Post office."
"They'll jaywalk and it's
not safe with people with
strollers or walkers"
Fisher brought his safety
plans to the attention
of Barry Mills, the Public
Works manager for Huron
East two years ago, after
hearing news that Zurich
would be receiving stop-
lights because of similar anx-
ieties and that the County of
Huron would put them in.
The verbal exchange went
well and before too long,
Fisher was notified the lights
were being added to the
budget at a cost of approxi-
mately $95,000.
"To me that seems quite
expensive, but by the same
token, if one person gets
smacked and you get a law-
suit, (it will be) a lot more
than that," stated Fisher.
After a few twists and
turns with budget issues the
county ended up discharg-
ing the plan for a light in
Seaforth.
Fisher still stands behind
his plans in requesting a
light to be installed where
pedestrians can simply press
a button to halt oncoming
vehicles. Fisher prefers it to
direct citizens to go from
Sills Hardware to the Huron
East town hall, as there is
already a stop sign at Market
Street.
Being visually impaired
Fisher was told by his men-
tor at the CNIB, a charitable
corporation committed to
assisting Canadians who
are blind, that if it's an amber
light it is not mandatory for
Shaun Gregory
Seaforth Coun. Bob Fisher said a woman died near Main Street roughly three years ago, he would
like a stop light put in so this tragedy does not happen in the future.
drivers to stop.
"If it's red it's mandatory
for them to stop," he said.
Fisher is hoping he can get
the communities feedback
by emailing him at bfisher@
huroneast.com so he can put
together a tally of how many
people are behind him in
this matter, which he will
then bring forward to
council.
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