Village of Godfrey Board of Trustees: Public Safety, Finance, Board Meetings
GODFREY – Godfrey officials voted 5-1 to keep three speed bumps in place on Levis Lane as residents report harassment from drivers and urge alternative solutions.
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Members of the Godfrey Public Safety Committee cast their votes on Oct. 6, 2026 after multiple residents called for the speed bumps to be removed or replaced with other anti-speeding measures. Trustee Craig Lombardi cast the sole vote against keeping the speed bumps on Levis Lane.
Residents claimed during public comments that the speed bumps have not eliminated the speeding problems on Levis Lane. Instead, they described retaliation and harassment from drivers rapidly accelerating past their homes and avoiding the speed bumps, in some cases by driving through their yards.
“Over the years, we saw an increase in speeders,” Mark Maggos said. “It’s turned now into harassment by a couple of people. The speeding has slowed down some, but now they gun it up past my house, get to the speed bump, slow down and then whatever they do past that.”
Other residents raised concerns about the speed bumps causing “wear and tear” on vehicles frequently driving in and out of the neighborhood, as well as ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
When asked if other methods to slow down drivers have been considered, Trustee Sarah Woodman said Village Engineer Rich Beran has looked into alternative options, but speed bumps were ultimately determined to be the most effective solution.
“Speed bumps, they were brought up as a [way to] help, and I think our tests and reports show that the speed bumps have slowed down drivers,” Woodman said. “Yeah, if you go over a speed bump at 30 mph, you might get a little jolt – well, that’s the purpose.”
She and Trustee Mike Fisher cited the results of a recent speed study which indicate traffic has slowed down since the speed bumps were installed, showing some progress is being made on the issue.
With an 85th percentile speed of 32 mph between speed bumps, the study results show the vast majority of drivers are still exceeding the legal speed limit of 30 mph. However, this marks a significant improvement from a previous speed study conducted last spring which showed an 85th percentile speed of 38 to 39 mph.
Lombardi said trustees previously heard from residents in favor of the speed bumps and were trying to make the best decision they could with the information they had at the time.
“When this came to us, I thought speed bumps were the best that we could do,” Lombardi said. “The speed bumps are there to slow people down, but what’s happening right now, you have a lot of people that are lashing out.”
Before the vote was called, Lombardi urged his fellow trustees to revisit the issue given the recent feedback from residents.
“As a trustee, it’s not about me, it’s about what the people of Godfrey want,” Lombardi said. “You have a lot of people that do not want these speed bumps. You have a lot of people that do want the speed bumps. Maybe we do revisit this and start looking at something different, I don’t know. But to me right now, what I’m hearing, those speed bumps are not the solution.”
A full recording of the Oct. 6, 2026 Godfrey Public Safety Committee, Finance Committee and Village Board meeting is available at the top of this story or on Riverbender.com/video.
