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Law enforcement concerned with Bellevue speeding

Heather Graves
Correspondent

BELLEVUE – Speeding within the village, especially along Bellevue Street, continues to raise concerns for law enforcement.

Dustan Peterson, Bellevue’s directed enforcement officer, said the village’s portable speed board sign has been making the rounds throughout the village as officers do what they can to deter speeders.

“The speed board really helps narrow down our enforcement efforts – really pinpoints when we can be really proactive for the problem areas and helps us narrow down our resources to focus more directly,” Peterson said. “Some motorists comply with the speed board – it does flash, it strobes. We try not to leave it in one location for too long so drivers don’t get complacent.”

While the speed board is helping slow down some drivers, it hasn’t curbed the problems on Bellevue Street.

“Our biggest issue right now is Bellevue Street – they are going highway speeds,” Peterson said. “One was recorded at 76 mph. The speed limit is 35.”

Peterson said some of the issues on Bellevue Street could stem from the construction on County Highway GV and drivers having to go around.

He said the village has focused a lot of their efforts on Bellevue Street and coordinated to get more squad cars patrolling the area.

“I was sitting there on radar and there was a lady going 56 an hour, went around a bicyclist into opposing traffic and didn’t even slow down,” Peterson said. “It needs enforcement. We are doing our best.”

Village Board President Steve Soukup said that in all the years he’s been on this board, speeding has always been a concern.

Staff is looking at putting funds in the budget for 2020 to purchase a second speed board because of how often it’s being moved around the village.

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