Sheriff recommends 25 mph on Sherman and Hooper after speed study; commission moves plan forward
After a sheriff's office presentation of a speed and crash study, the sheriff recommended lowering the posted speed on Sherman and Hooper to 25 mph and pursuing targeted enforcement and traffic-calming options; the commission voted to move the safety action plan and the 25-mph recommendation forward for further work.
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The sheriff's office presented a multi-year crash review and a recent traffic snapshot for Sherman and Hooper roads and recommended a lower posted speed for the segments studied. "I think 25 mile an hour would be a more appropriate speed limit for for these roads," the sheriff said, citing average and 85th-percentile speeds from the data.
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