Residents ask Navasota City Council for speed bumps on Heritage Meadows streets

Valerie Richardson, a resident of Heritage Meadows, told the Navasota City Council that drivers routinely exceed the 20 mph speed limit in the subdivision and ignore stop signs, creating a safety hazard for children, elderly residents and pets.

Richardson said she has lived in Heritage Meadows for eight years and has “not once seen Navasota PD pull anybody over” until the past month. She said residents have captured video evidence of frequent speeding and that at least one pet has been hit. Richardson requested installation of speed bumps and more frequent police patrols and said she has provided videos to the police department.

The request came during the council’s public comment period. Richardson offered to provide additional video to city officials on request. The council did not take formal action on the request during the meeting; the item was presented for consideration as a visitors’ remark, and city staff did not announce a follow-up or a scheduled agenda item for traffic calming at that time.

If the council elects to move the request toward an action item later, the city’s traffic-calming process, engineering review and any required budget appropriations would determine timing and scope.