Below is an email I just sent to my neighbor, Phylis Andrus.

Phylis Andrus,

I just watched the video of last night’s Board Meeting where you spoke about your five-year effort on Collins Road speed limit. Two other residents spoke about their safety concerns regarding Collins Rd.

I suggest residents view this video clip – about 17 minutes, See Agenda 4 at this link – https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/KGL-y_dHhCluQTy7c6YoVBzzQ5eHj7Lr/media/866953?key=KGL-y_dHhCluQTy7c6YoVBzzQ5eHj7Lr

Some comments –

1 – I can’t find anything in HB-4012 that gives Townships more power to set speed limits. In fact, I see HB-4012 as causing no change in the law, just different words that say the same thing. 

2 – The Oakland Township Board communicates to me that anything wrong at a State or County level is not their (part-time) job to actually try to influence. Somehow,  we citizens must take up the cause with the appropriate agency, in this case the Road Commission and Michigan State Police. At least that is what I got from comments by Supervisor Buxar and lack of comments from others.

3- Manager Merucci calling RCOC weekly, as Trustee Elder suggests,  will likely get some repairs done faster but won’t affect RCOC speed limit thinking.

4 – Later in the meeting during the topic  HDC appointments, Trustee Langlois said – “Running the Township depends on a lot of active volunteers”. I am volunteering to serve on the non-existent “Public Safety Committee” whose mission, in part would be to “bring more attention to public safety issues.”

Bob Yager