Who really decides Tompkins County policies? You would probably need a Congressional Committee to find out. Repeatedly sending documentary videos of the reckless and outrageous actions of thru-cutting traffic to County had no effect on their decision to forbid Sheriff’s Department patrols in rural areas. Even attempts to find out what rural residents needed to do and who we needed to talk to post traffic regulating signs met with a stone wall of silence.
The only response [from an undisclosed county authority] was:
“Residents don’t decide where signs are placed. Petitions hold no merit.
Roads are posted for other reasons.
Good luck”
All doors to rural representation are closed — and all decisions are made behind them.