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Council authorizes procurement for speed tables and traffic-calming devices
Summary
An ordinance authorizing procurement and installation of speed tables and other traffic calming measures passed 13-0 after suspension of rules; council said the measures aim to reduce speeding in residential neighborhoods.
The Akron City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the director of public service to contract for the purchase and installation of speed tables and other traffic-calming interventions, voting 13-0 after suspending the rules.
Councilman Kammer described the ordinance as part of an initiative to “fight the speeding in our city and in our residential neighborhoods” and said the legislation includes implementation of some permanent speed tables.
Nut graf: The ordinance allows the city to solicit bids and enter contracts for traffic-calming measures intended to reduce speeding; the council recorded a unanimous vote after a favorable committee report and suspension of rules.
The transcript records the committee report as favorable and shows the council unanimously passed the ordinance with no recorded amendments. The ordinance authorizes procurement following public advertisement for bids or obtaining quotes as appropriate.
