By Chris Frost
Tri County Sentry
Oxnard-- The Public Works & Transportation Committee's Speed Hump approval continues with the folks who live by Speed Humps that typically drive over the street.
Public Works Director Michael Wolfe noted that in places where cutting across town is not an issue, the people living on the street are impacted the most.
"It should be a community-driven process," he said. "Because we are putting Speed Humps on residential streets, we're putting it in front of two people's homes. Some people don't like that and think it decreases the value of their home or it precludes them from parking in front of their house. They may get debris in front of their home because the sweeper may not have effectively swept there."
He said it's not just the noise; it's someone's property.
"It's quality of life issues," he said. "The Speed Humps have to go in front of somebody's property. We're not going to put it in front of their driveway. We try to pick the property lines, so it straddles different properties. In my 20-plus years, I'd say that not everyone wants a Speed Hump."
He said it's process driven, meaning that if certain residents…
