Williams Street concerns heard at town meeting
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Town of Dunkirk Planning Board Chairwoman Shari Miller reiterated her concern about the town road she lives off at a recent meeting.
Miller, a resident of East Williams Street in the Town of Dunkirk, stated that semi-trucks are regularly traveling down East Williams Street, rather than West Williams Street, where the Americold Logistics warehouse is located. The address of the warehouse is incorrectly labeled as 4053 Williams Street E., Dunkirk online.
"We're having these semis going down our road, having problems at the bends, or just stopping and backing up with no backup lights," Miller said.
Parts of East Williams Street are narrow, winding roads which are not suitable for semi-trucks to regularly travel. The intersection between Williams Street and Bennett Road also does not have a stop light, which causes issues when semi-trucks are attempting to turn, especially if turning left.
Miller noted Town Supervisor Juan Pagan previously stated the town was looking to install a traffic sign the intersection of Williams Street and Bennett Road.
"I encourage you to encourage them to follow through with that," Miller said to Pagan.
Pagan responded, "We sure will. Thank you for bringing that up."
Miller also spoke about the area at a meeting in late 2022. At that time, she stated, "I want to make sure that it goes in the minutes, that it's on record, and we have it in place, because if there is an accident there and somebody dies, there is going to be a lot of avenues to sue people and I hope that we're ready for that," Miller said.