Board considers speed‑tables and paving schedule for Oak Hill Road

The board discussed a plan to pave the northern portion of Oak Hill Road this season and to pair that project with traffic calming. Public Works staff described speed tables (not bumps) and reviewed templates and construction dimensions, noting the difference between a speed table and a traditional speed bump. An engineer and town counsel advised that installing traffic‑control devices under a municipal ordinance reduces potential liability and recommended drafting an ordinance that specifies dimensions, signage and striping.

Members said the proposal should be drafted as a selectmen’s ordinance, taken to a public hearing, and then sent to a vote. One participant summarized the technical conversation: "I thought we had a good discussion we've had some decent research that we've done," and the board agreed to draft ordinance language and schedule a public hearing before finalizing where speed tables will be placed and the paving schedule.