Walden is looking to the county for aid in its ongoing efforts to curb speeding.
During a recent town hall meeting, Mayor Bill Trohanis said he’s been speaking with officials from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office to explore the possibility of getting a patrol officer solely dedicated to clocking speeds and writing tickets at different locations for six to eight hours a week.
If such a position were granted, the deputy would likely be stationed at some of the high-crash areas identified in a recent HCSO study of accident reports from the last two years. Some of those areas include the strip of Anderson Pike leading down to the W Road; the intersection of Fairmount Pike and Key Hulse Road; and the intersection of Taft Highway and Anderson Pike – all of which saw at least five car wrecks over the study period.
Town officials also listed additional problem areas that would benefit from the dedicated patrol, such as Chestnut Avenue, Wilson Avenue and East Brow Road.
Despite the conversation about speeding, town officials and residents alike said they’ve seen a notable increase in police presence recently, a welcome change from earlier this year, when residents voiced concerns about what they called dwindling coverage.