On April 10, 2003 an informal meeting was held at the Town Hall to discuss the Turner Road/Green End Avenue intersection and traffic controls for Turner Road. Councilwoman Karen Roarke called for the meeting at the behest of resident Deborah Luhrs. Councilman Paul Roderiques and Public Works Director Thomas O'Loughlin were in attendance as were five Turner Road residents. This small group of concerned residents discussed the danger of the southerly intersection of Turner Road and the cause of the problem located there. It was concluded that Turner Road was too wide at that intersection allowing for three lanes of cars. A solution to narrow the roadway by building a landscape island on the west side was proposed. To further define the traffic at this intersection, a bold painted stop line would be incorporated. The attached picture is a view of the proposed intersection - note that the stop sign is backwards and actually is used to stop the southerly traffic on Turner before entering Green End. In addition to the intersection, discussion centered upon the large amount of non-residential traffic on Turner Road and the excessive speed on this traffic. A solution to this problem might be the installation of a school zone traffic light at Gaudet, a three-way stop at Ward Avenue, and a three-way stop at Ward Street. It was decided to pass a petition along to all Turner Road, Ward Avenue, and Ward Street residents to determine if the majority of residents would be in favor of such traffic control devices being installed. These traffic control devices are intended to frustrate non-residents into taking alternate routes rather than Turner Road; however, there was concern that the neighborhood residents might not like these controls because of the inconvenience it might cause the residents. If the petition yields a favorable number of signatures, the Town Council would be asked to provide these traffic control devices.