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[email protected] SEVENTY FIVE CENTS Westfield Council Hears Public Comments; Approves Demolitions By LAUREN S. BARR Parizeau’s report on the effectiveness for a HAWK light to be installed, as it Specially Written for The Westfield Leader of the Central Avenue crossing signal eliminates cut-through traffic. WESTFIELD – At Tuesday night’s was a “waste of taxpayer dollars” be- Town Administrator Jim Gildea said public Westfield Town Council meet- cause the safety of the current location that Mr. Nassi contacted the town’s ing, residents once again expressed versus the intersection of Clover and traffic expert Gordon Meth and after it their displeasure with the placement Central is what should be studied. was described to him, said it seemed of the pedestrian crossing signal on Mr. Kasko said that according to a like a proper installation, but he did Central Avenue near Clover Street. report by Richard Nassi; who origi- not review it himself. The council also approved the demo- nally designed the HAWK signal for Councilman Dave Haas said that he lition of a single family home at 1249 Tuscon, Arizona; the light only has a is not convinced that the safety of the Prospect Street and a commercial 94 percent compliance rate at mid- corner over the mid-block location building at 440 North Avenue East. block versus a 97 percent compliance was evaluated by Union County be- Greg Kasko, who is running as an rate at an intersection.