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Ms. Christine Allen

Traffic and Safety Coordinator
Hazel Trembath Pareats Group
1252 Paula Place

Port Coquitlam, B.C.

V3C 2W2

October 2 pL1993.

Mr. Sjoquist

Assistant Superintendant of Schools
Coquitlam School Board

550 Poirier Street

Coquitiam, B.C.

V3J 6A7

Dear Mr. Sjoquist:

It has come to our attention that there are some major safety concems regarding the new
access road to Hazel Trembath Elementary School.

There are 570 students attending the school, so it follows that this access road which is
really an extension of Western Drive, bears an enormous amount of traffic in the form of
cars, bicycles, and pedestrians. When Western Drive is extended through to Confederation
Drive there will be even more traffic. Furthermore, Eastern Drive Park is also located
beside the access road.

The speed at which many of the vehicles are traveling is the major concern. On Oct. 13th,
radar registered many speeders in this SOK/hr. zone, reportedly one doing 64K/hr.

We feel that all of the above constitutes an extremely dangerous situation and that it is only
a matter of time before a child is injured or killed. We strongly urge that the following
measures be put into place before such a tragedy occurs:

¢ A 30K/hr. sign must be posted. —~

© A stop sign put in place.

° See innit signe and the p We all know that not everyone
speed limit signs and the police can't be there everyday.

Many children use a path running beside the powerlines which ends at this
access road. They must cross the roed to reach the sidewalk on the other side.
A crosswalk is needed here including a Children Crossing Sign.
In closing, we believe it imperstive that you come to Hazel Trembath C-hool Between Si
am and 9:00 am to view this traffic situation yourself. “A picture is worth a thousand
words", and it is difficult to adequately describe the enormity of this situation on paper.
We trust that you will be appalled by what you see.

While you are at the school, we would suggest you check out the gravel parental parking
lot and note its' size and awkward accessibility. Both are legitimate causes for concem.

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