9-29-09
To: homes along Florence Dr.
Jim Jackson spoke this afternoon with Aptos/La Selva Fire Marshall Jim Dias today, 9-29-09. Fire Marshall Dias said that the Fire Dept opposed bumps on Martin Drive. The Fire Dept advised the County of Santa Cruz that bumps on Martin Dr. posed a safety hazard. The County ignored the Fire Dept and the County put bumps on Martin. So the County caused the problem.
The Fire Dept now has to take a different route to get to the end of Cliff Dr. The County bumps have caused drivers to use Cliff Dr. and other streets including Florence. We are as he said in a “catch 22” situation. The Fire Marshall advised Florence residents to use our judgment. And we have. We have opted for safety of persons & animals on Florence Dr.
Our bump is the kind that recommended by the Fire Dept. unlike those on Kenneth and Kingsbury.
Someone left a comment that needs to be answered by you on the Florence Drive Blog: http://florencedrivestreetassociation.blogspot.com/
The comment is under the fire department requirements.
The issue is safety. Traffic patterns have changed because the County put in bumps on Martin Dr. and now much more traffic speeds up and down Cliff Drive. Bumps on both ends of Florence Dr. will enhance safety.