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Public hearing on 30 mph limit for County Roads 4330 and 4331 draws residents' complaints but ends with no action
Summary
Henderson County Commissioners Court held a public hearing on a proposal to set a 30 mph speed limit on County Roads 4330 and 4331 in Precinct 4. Residents told the court enforcement and signage, not a lower posted speed, are the primary issues. The court took no action to set the limit.
Henderson County Commissioners Court held a public hearing on a proposal to set the speed limit at 30 miles per hour on County Road 4330 and County Road 4331 in Precinct 4 but took no action after residents and the county attorney raised enforcement and legal concerns.
The hearing, convened by the county judge, brought three residents to the podium to oppose the 30 mph proposal. Melody Bletcher Belcher, who gave her address as 3104 County Grove 4330 in LaRue, said enforcement is the core problem: "there's no enforcement. There has never been, as I understand it, any enforcement or any tickets written in that area for speeding. ... It won't do any good. You can put up signs and they'll be pulled down." Sandra Carroll, who identified her address as 13265 County Road 4331, told the court she believes the issue is a lack of signage more than speed…
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