Is the marker accurately placed? (at the corner of Maple, E Village, and Wabuda Place) or did someone plant a new stop sign further north on East Village Parkway? I'm confused, since the map marker is at the end of the E Village Parkway, not the "middle" (a recurring problem with the software not allowing you to control where the marker is actually placed)

If it is further North, I would like to know where it is before I can form an opinion - although I suspect I will support your concern about overuse of stop signs where there is no traffic hazard. These stop signs tend to be advocated by "traffic quieting" people who believe their plot of land gives them a veto over the property rights of the entire rest of their community. It's a not so subtle type of harassment of their newer neighbors for a variety of reasons. Hiding behind "we need to do this to protect the children" from some theoretical future calamity is a frequent tactic.