SALEM — The city council heard concerns from a resident about speeding on Superior Avenue in its meeting Tuesday.

Jodie Roosa told the council that there has been “a big problem” recently with speeding on Superior Avenue. She said that vehicles have been traveling far over the speed limit “at all hours of the day and night” to the extent she can hear the vehicles passing by her home even as late as 10 p.m.

“The other day I had to call the police department because a man was going about 60 mph down the road into [Waterworth Memorial Park]. They’re going into a dead end, there’s nowhere to go and its a huge problem,” said Roosa.

Roosa said that both she and her neighbor both have grandchildren that play in the area, and while they are always supervised, with vehicles traveling at such high speeds it only takes a moment for tragedy to strike. Roosa also noted that with its proximity to Waterworth Memorial Park and the dog park it’s also a popular area for people to walk with their dogs and families.

“They’re not out there unsupervised, there’s always someone with them, but it’s going to take a split second. If that had hit one of them the other day, there would have been nothing left… it really is out of control,” said Roosa.

Roosa said that something needed to be done before a tragedy occurred, suggesting the installation of temporary speed bumps, especially with the increased foot traffic in the area during the spring and summer. She said that when she lived in Sebring temporary speed bumps had been deployed near their pool and ball fields and had significantly improved similar issues.

“You can park them on each one of my driveways, I don’t care, I just need something to be done before somebody gets hurt,” said Roosa.

Parks Director Kelli Pastore agreed that there was an issue with speed in the area, and City Council President Sara Baronzzi said that while City Service Safety Director Joe Cappuzzello was not in attendance that night, she would present the issue to him to see what could be done and ask him to call Roosa.

During her report Pastore announced that while the department had initially planned to renovate two ball fields at Centennial Park with a $50,000 grant from the Salem Community Foundation those plans had changed. She explained that after receiving a quote from Hippley Excavating it had been determined that the department would be able to instead renovate all four fields at Memorial Park with the grant and will look to obtain further grant funding to renovate the fields at Centennial Park at a later date.

During his report Councilman Jeff Stockman announced the committee of the whole would meet 5:30 p.m. April 1 to further discuss a proposed events ordinance and revisions to the city’s animal ordinance.

City councill will meet next at 7 p.m. April 1.