Residents from the Village of Bridgeport at Lake Sumter packed the Community Development District 5 meeting room Friday morning pleading with supervisors to keep a pair of speed bumps in place.
Last month, Community Development District 6 supervisors voted to remove the pair of speed bumps at the entrance to the Village of Bridgeport at Lake Sumter. However, it was later discovered that the section of multi-modal path belongs to CDD 5, not CDD 6.
Patricia Schneck, who has lived in the Village of Bridgeport at Lake Sumter for 12 years, gathered 153 signatures on a petition imploring the supervisors to leave the speed bumps in place.
She admitted the speed bumps are an inconvenience.
“I put a cushion on the seat of my golf cart for when I go over the speed bump. I deal with it,” she said.
Gary Fenton of the Village of Bridgeport at Lake Sumter, who is also a Villages Homeowners Association representative, gave a presentation on behalf of the residents.
He detailed line-of-sight issues that have created a dangerous situation.
He also said those driving cars in and out of Village of Bridgeport at Lake Sumter are frequently subjected to verbal abuse, or worse.
You can read his entire report at his link: Village of Bridgeport a Lake Sumter presentation
Fenton urged CDD 5 supervisors to work with their counterparts in CDD 6, who have responsibility for the gate issue.
“We are in this together,” Fenton said.
CDD 5 Supervisor Gary Kadow appeared before the CDD 6 board asking supervisors to agree to a joint meeting which would also include a representative from Kimley-Horn & Associates Inc., the District’s engineer. Peter Moeller, a CDD 6 supervisor and the Project Wide Advisory Committee chair, will represent PWAC at the yet unscheduled meeting.
“We will come up with a win-win situation,” CDD 6 Chairman Walter Martin assured the audience.
CDD 6 Chair Sally Moss said the safety of the residents is the greatest concern.
District Manager Janet Tutt said PWAC will be asked to get a full engineering study at the location. PWAC will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at the District Office at Lake Sumter Landing.
