I am a Lisbon citizen, taxpayer and voter. I question if town officials really support residents’ rights and safety.

I have contacted the Lisbon Town Office for help in diminishing the excessive speeding from motorists on my 25 mph residential street. I have witnessed public works vehicles, Lisbon school buses carrying children, everyday motorists, etc., traveling upward of 60 mph on this stretch of street in Lisbon.

I have been told by town officials that they don’t feel that any action is necessary.

There is no speed limit sign and my neighbors have been complaining for years with no results.

This is a lack of consideration for the townspeople and their needs. I have a hard time believing that we have to wait until a child or pedestrian gets hit by a speeding car, or that the Police Department wants continuous calls from residents about the speeding problem before they make any assessment of the situation.

Does a petition work in a case like this?

To what extent do citizens have to go to have their voices heard?

Ashley Baxley, Lisbon

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