Stop signs at three intersections in a growing east Kyle subdivision could be installed after Kyle City Council approved traffic control in the neighborhood. The Waterleaf subdivision intersections of New Bridge and Gina Drive, Waterleaf Boulevard and Connor Elkins Drive, and New Country and Gina could receive stop signs after city staff studied the traffic patterns in the neighborhood. Council voted 5-0 at an Oct. 7 meeting to approve the measure on first reading. A second reading is set for a later council meeting. “It’s probably not going to solve the speeding problems over there altogether,” Council Member Damon Fogley, who requested the agenda item, said. “It’s a pretty large subdivision— 1,000 homes, give or take. But I think these three stop signs will help.” Fogley said he attended a Waterleaf homeowners association meeting Oct. 5. He said residents there were receptive to having more stop signs. Kyle Police Chief Jeff Barnett said a warrant analysis concluded a significant number of vehicles were traveling above the 30 MPH speed zone. He said there are an increasing number of houses in the neighborhood as well as pedestrians and children. Barnett said although the intersections did not meet warrant for the stop signs, the council could consider the growth in the number of vehicles traveling in Waterleaf to justify the stop signs. However, motorists who have been cited for disregarding one of the stop signs could challenge their establishment in municipal court, he said. “It is enforceable,” Barnett said. “People are required to adhere to those signs. Should someone challenge it in court the judge could entertain the information that the warrant process was not what established the installation of the signage.” Unanimously in favor of the stop signs, council members voiced their support for a measure they said would make Kyle safer. “If an extra stop sign is what it takes to protect our communities so be it,” Council Member Daphne Tenorio said.