HANSVILLE — Most locals know when driving in and out of Kingston on State Route 104, on the hill just west of Lindvog Road, motorists have to stick to the 25 mph speed limit, otherwise, law enforcement will be on their tail.

In Hansville, residents want the same type of attitude from the drivers traveling through their neck of the woods.

“We want some enforcement to set that precedent,” said resident Dody Solaas.

After talking with her neighbors the past few months, she realized she wasn’t the only one concerned about how traffic, particularly speeding, has increased lately in the area. To address the issue, Solaas has organized a meeting for residents to learn more about what can be done to solve Hansville’s traffic issues at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Hansville Community Center.

The meeting aims to address existing traffic problem areas, with county officials in attendance to help residents work toward possible solutions. County Commissioner Chris Endresen, Kitsap County Sheriff Steve Boyer, staff from the Department of Public Works traffic planning division and the regional traffic coordinator and traffic sergeants from the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office will be available to answer questions.

Solaas started talking to her neighbors after a dog was struck and killed by a truck on Hansville Road last December. After seeing how upset the dog’s owner was, Solaas started talking with others from different parts of Hansville and found she wasn’t alone in her concerns.

“Generally, people realize the Hansville traffic situation is dangerous,” she said.

Some of the major offenders tend to be those driving the construction trucks that speed down Twin Spits Road, she said, a Twin Spits Road resident herself. After traveling at highway speeds on Hansville Road, they tend to do the same on Twin Spits, she added.

“We just feel this traffic is approaching a critical mass out here,” she said.

Another concern is the expected impact from the development of Hansville Homestead, a new subdivision in which 87 homes are slated for construction behind the North Kitsap Fire & Rescue Hansville station on Twin Spits Road. After seeing the construction traffic that is currently taking place with smaller housing projects in the area, she expects it to increase greatly when Homestead gets under way, as well as with the anticipated 800 trips a day from the residents going to and from those homes.

“We don’t want to wait until an accident happens,” she said. “We want to do something before an accident happens.”

By the end of the meeting, Solaas hopes to engage the county in participating in a short-term and long-term planning effort by working with a committee of neighborhood representatives to address traffic problems in their areas.

“I think we’re just trying to raise community awareness,” she said.