Canfield residents, officials argue best outcome for Timber Run

CANFIELD

“Public safety is the number one concern, so the decision for council should be very easy,” city resident David Padgett of Alabaster Ave. told Canfield lawmakers about the future of Timber Run Road.

The road provides passage between Westbury Park Development in Canfield Township and Stonebridge Development, in the city. Both city and township officials are deciding whether to keep the road open, allowing high traffic volume through Stonebridge, or to close it, impeding emergency vehicles, which legally must have two entry ways to Westbury.

Several city residents complained at tonight’s city council meeting about people abusing the 25 mph speed limit on the road, causing a safety hazard to their children and themselves.

“What we are talking about is the convenience of a second entry versus our safety,” Padgett said. “Those of us who live on the city side, the road being open right now is changing our safety. ... Our safety is being diminished for the convenience of Westbury.”

Padgett said as the number of cars going over that road goes up, so does the number of speeders.

Read officials' response and more about the issue in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.