| Hyde
Parkers want lower speed limit on State Road 237
By Angeline Olschewski
September 13, 2007 | HYDE PARK -- Concerned citizens
filled the chairs at Tuesday night's City Council meeting,
waiting for a chance to speak their views on what is
to be done with former S.R. 237.
About six months ago, the state made a trade with
Logan, North Logan and Hyde Park to take over control
of 1000 West in exchange for local control of S.R. 237.
At that time, they allocated $100,000 to the city of
Hyde Park for repairs and improvements to be made to
that road.
Hyde Park City Council sent out notices to the citizens
who live on streets affected by the change, requesting
suggestions for those improvements. The overwhelming
suggestion was to lower the speed limit on 250 East
to a residential speed. This road acts as a main thoroughfare
into Logan, eventually turning into North Logan's 800
East, and currently has a posted 40 mph speed limit.
Additional suggestions offered at the public hearing
included flashing lights and a school crossing in front
of North Elementary and in front of Cedar Ridge Elementary.
Renee Randall, who sits on the North Elementary Community
Council said, "Some kids are using the school bus as
a crossing guard." Other parents added their concern
about the students' safety.
Linda Tibbits requested a three-way stop at the intersection
of 200 South and 250 East, hoping it will slow down
the cement trucks. Lee Patterson asked for the council's
support to change the name of 250 East to Michael Allred
Boulevard, in honor of a soldier killed in action in
the war on terror who is buried in the Hyde Park cemetery
and whose family resides on 250 East.
The mayor thanked the citizens for their participation
and closed the hearing.
Another topic up for public input was the amendment
to the definition of "accessory building." Reed Elder,
chairman of the Planning and Zoning Committee, suggested
the best course of action would be to make this amendment
zone-specific contingent upon legality, and the vote
was tabled pending additional legal information.
In other business:
-- Bruce Jorgensen was approved as the new city attorney,
bringing with him years of experience as Smithfield
city attorney, and most recently North Logan city attorney.
-- Judge Marx was re-certified as the Hyde Park Justice
Court.
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