HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — The township’s police department is already reaping the benefits of a radar sign purchased in July.

Trustee William Colletta told residents at a recent meeting that their officers are “very happy” with the data they’ve been collecting from the sign, which was reported at September’s meeting. Colletta explained the sign’s data will allow officers to cut down on time waiting for speeders by allowing them to get there at the exact moments where a rise in traffic patterns is seen.

The sign, currently on Bell Wick Road, between Mount Everett Road and state Route 304, according to Sgt. Ron Reed, will be moved around once the department gets a grip on any patterns and “gets some things moving in the right direction.”

There have been calls asking whether they plan to buy more signs, Colletta said.

Reed said the speed signs have been “pretty productive” but they wanted to give it a bit more time in the current location, because he thinks some drivers were testing it. They plan to pull it down today, so it can be charged and relocated.

Most speeders have been driving 5 to 8 mph over the posted limit and officers will start enforcing during certain hours, he added.

Reed told trustees at September’s meeting that an issue to be discussed was the variation of speed limits in different directions.

“The speed limit changes three different ways; it goes from 35 down by Liberty Street, and then once you get to Wood (Avenue), Wick Campbell (Road) and Mount Everett, it ends up changing again, 45 to 40,” Reed said. “I believe that needs to be addressed because the fastest speed I ended up catching somebody was at 52 mph.”

Reed brought the sign to that meeting to give residents an idea of what they were working with and brought a laptop to show they can pull data from it, too.

“It can also give the road department some information on the usage of that road, so it’s going to be beneficial in multiple ways,” he added.

Reed said they were looking to create a trailer to mount the sign. It also will have a tracker to deter and prevent potential theft.

The department plans on patrolling areas but having the signs is a way of conducting proactive enforcement with limited staff, Reed said.