GEORGETOWN, Del. - The Georgetown Circle Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday at 3 p.m. to continue discussions about safety improvements.
The meeting will be held at the Town Hall. The committee was formed to generate ideas on how to increase safety on and around the circle.
"We were formed last year in response to the number of traffic accidents we were having and damage being done to the circle," said Gene Dvornick, Georgetown's Town Manager.
Multiple car accidents has taken place over the years, some damaging memorials placed on the circle to honor fallen Patrolman Chad Spicer and fallen former Police Chief Harvey Gregg.
Dvornick told CoastTV there will be a presentation by the Harbor Group, a landscape architecture firm, who created the original design for the Circle we see today.
He says the presentation will suggest more options for the Town to consider to enhance safety, improve the bollards which can be seen surrounding the outside of the circle, as well as some ideas for placement of the monuments.
He also says there have been multiple additions to the circle to help increase safety and awareness.
"We've got the right hand turn arrows. We've put up speed limit signs indicating you're entering the circle 15mph, On West Market St., we also have a flashing light."
Charlie Koskey is on the Circle Advisory Committee. Along with safety, the group is looking at the placement of the monuments for two fallen officers that were destroyed by cars.
That's an issue that has been a little divisive with the committee and Town considering moving the monuments, while the families of the fallen officers want them returned to their original locations.
"There's some changes to be made with the monuments. The Town has taken into consideration the family's feelings about that. I just look forward to it being more safe for the general public," said Koskey.
Dvornick says "the committee will be drafting a memorial policy outlining guidlines and standards that cover all monuments and present their recommendations to the Town Council at a future meeting."
No final decisions have been made on the monuments just yet. For now, the committee is still weighing options with the ultimate goal of making the circle safer for everyone.