Sugarbush residents say they are tired of having their safety jeopardized driving to and from their homes on Horseshoe Valley Road.

The Sugarbush subdivision in Oro-Medonte Township has only one entry at Line 6 from the busy two-lane road with no designated turning lane. It is also situated at the bottom portion of a steep hill.

  "Coming down that hill is really hairy," said Mike Maynard, a resident of Sugarbush Road. "It's a really dangerous area."

In the last two and a half years, 14 accidents have been reported to police at that intersection, Ralph Hough, deputy mayor of Oro-Medonte, said, shutting down entry and exit to the subdivision.

Maynard presented a deposition to city council last week, along with a petition with more than 450 signatures, requesting that the township move the entrance 300 yards east of where it is now to the bottom of the hill. The same petition was presented to Simcoe County council requesting that right-and left-hand turn lanes be provided on Horseshoe Valley Road at the entry to Sugarbush.

Oro-Medonte Mayor Harry Hughes said the township's construction of a new entry is dependent on the county providing proper turning lanes on Horseshoe Valley Road.

"The real problem is the need of a turning lane," Hughes said. "It affects not only Surgarbush residents, but anyone travelling on Horseshoe Valley Road, especially in the winter."

Hughes expects a report back from the county within a month.

"I know that not only I, but the entire council supports this," Hughes said.