Careless driving along Corliss Council expected to OK more stop signs near Barber School. Monday, November 19, 2007 • By ANDREA EILENBERGER • The Express-Times PHILLIPSBURG | As first-and second-graders filed out of Barber School about noon Thursday, their parents kept a careful eye on the street some say often features careless speeders. The brick elementary school sits on Sargent Avenue and town officials are taking steps to make the nearby intersection of Sargent and Corliss avenues a four-way stop. Laurie Bullock, with her 6-year-old daughter Jada close by her side, said she will be relieved when the two new stop signs are installed. "People fly up and down the street," Bullock said. "It's just a bad intersection." Council members are expected to vote at Tuesday's meetingon an ordinance that would install additional signs to stop those driving on Corliss Avenue. Council President Dave DeGerolamo said Thursday he's heard concerns about the intersection and wants to address it before somebody gets hurt. Town officials considered making the area a school zone, which would lower the speed limit, but said requiring motorists to come to a full stop should prove more effective. Police Chief Ed Mirenda supports the decision. He said drivers often speed through the area to avoid Route 22. "Usually when there are accidents there, they're serious accidents," Mirenda said. The municipal building and police headquarters are about a block up from the school on Corliss Avenue. Barber School Principal Raffaele LaForgia said he was excited to hear of council's plans. There are 204 Barber students and about 30 of them are walkers, he said. He stands outside with them every day and sometimes cringes at what he sees in the street, he said. He said the buses creep out of their spots in front of the school, allowing bus drivers to carefully inspect the intersection for cars speeding toward the intersection. Jennifer Vogt's family lives on Corliss Avenue and sees first-hand that cars speed down the street. "The road is very scary," she said. Reporter Andrea Eilenberger can be reached at 610-258-7171 or by e-mail at aeilenberger@express-times.com.