| River
Heights council agrees cars on Clover Ridge need to
slow down
By Diane
Denning
September 25, 2008 | RIVER HEIGHTS -- A resident asked
the City Council Tuesday to consider lowering the speed
limit of a city road.
Brandon Mortenson would like the speed limit of Clover
Ridge to be changed from 25 to 15 mph. The road is located
at 800 East, between 500 and 600 South across from River
Heights Elementary.
"There are about 25 homes in the subdivision and around
40 children under the age of 10," Mortenson said.
Clover Ridge is located on a dead end street about
600 feet long. There is no speed limit currently posted,
so people just assume it is 25 mph. Mortenson said people
start driving this road going about 25, but by the end
they are going at least 30 mph or faster.
"I think the cause is general visitors that are a
little foreign to the neighborhood," Mortenson said.
Some students take music lessons from a resident in
this subdivision, but Mortenson believes only about
25 percent of the speeding problem comes from those
students.
The council agreed with Mortenson that the speed limit
needs to be lowered.
Mayor Bill Baker said, "Speeding down this road goes
on all day long."
Kent Parker, public works supervisor, isn't sure how
to make citizens aware of the speed limit change.
"The only way to get people's attention is enforcement,"
Parker said,
The council hopes to find another way to solve this
problem other than enforcement. They discussed posting
a 15 mph speed limit sign at the beginning of the road,
and "children at play" signs.
Mayor Baker also said he would talk to the music teacher
to inform his students to be cautious and slow down.
Councilman Rob Gines said since the road is in city
limits they are allowed to change the speed limit as
long as it is presented to the council and voted on.
The change will be discussed and voted on at the next
meeting.
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