Rattlesnakes have been seen on Ivy
Hall property near the intersection of Morningdale and Seaborn drives.
Residents are urged to use caution
when walking off pavement, especially in thick grass or wooded areas.
Ivy Hall isn't known to have a lot of
poisonous snakes, but they are out there. And snake tend to come out more
in the fall. So please be careful.
If bitten by a snake, call a doctor or
911.
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A traffic study conducted recently by
the Mount Pleasant Police Department shows that speeding is
not a major problem along Morningdale Drive,
debunking a contrary perception voiced by some residents.
In fact, the study revealed that most
drivers go under the posted 25 mph limit and that fewer than 1 percent of
drivers go fast enough to get ticketed.
At the request of the Ivy Hall POA,
the department set up a hidden radar gun on Morningdale near Gilead Road
and recorded 2,263 hits in 26 hours. Each vehicle passing could account
for multiple hits, so the total number of vehicles is unknown. However,
the average recorded speed was just 23 mph, with 85 percent clocking
below 29 mph.
Only 18 hits (between 4-9 vehicles)
were clocked high enough to warrant a citation if an officer were
present.
Board member Chris Morrell, a
Morningdale resident and Charleston City Police Officer, helped set up
the study. He said the results show that we don't have an issue regarding
speeding vehicles, adding that cars often look like they're going faster
on small neighborhood roads than they really are.
The POA asked for the study after
residents raised the speeding issue at the annual meeting in July. Most
complaints centered on Morningdale Drive, with its long straightaway.
The study all but squashes hopes for
the town to install stop signs or speed humps along Morningdale, which is
a public road.
Ivy Hall POA thanks Officer Lebby and
the Mount Pleasant Police Department for their assistance. For more
information on this study, contact Chris Morrell at
candkmor@yahoo.com.
