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Council pauses broad stop‑sign conversion, asks staff to narrow list and return with accident data
Summary
After a lengthy discussion over converting many yield signs to stop signs, the Llano City Council did not act and directed staff to reevaluate the proposed traffic‑control changes and provide accident records and a narrowed recommendation.
The Llano City Council discussed a staff proposal to convert several yield signs to stop signs across town but did not approve the broad plan presented. Staff identified several through streets (College, Sandstone, Main and Chestnut) where cross streets carry yield signs; the proposal would replace many of those with stop signs.
Councilmembers raised concerns about overuse of stop signs, behavior change among drivers, enforcement and the budgetary cost of sign installation. One councilmember said the proposed list ‘‘is a step too far in one go’’ and suggested narrowing the list to critical locations. Another suggested staff should begin by presenting accident records for the intersections under consideration before asking the council to approve wide‑ranging changes.
Council reached consensus to ask Public Works and Police to reevaluate the list, provide any accident/near‑miss data, and return with a narrower recommendation rather than voting on the current broad proposal.
Ending: No final action taken; council expects a staff report with data and a revised, pared‑down list of proposed sign changes.
