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Residents press council for lower neighborhood speed limits; staff outlines traffic studies and enforcement steps
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to lower residential speed limits and add traffic-calming measures. City staff said traffic studies are conducted routinely, signs were added where missing and targeted enforcement yielded recent stops; council members discussed enforcement and driver behavior.
Dozens of residents at the March 12 meeting asked the Sebastian City Council to act on speeding in residential neighborhoods, asking for lower speed limits, four-way stops and traffic calming measures.
Public commenters described close calls and frequent high speeds on residential streets including Barber, Roseland, Fleming and Lakeport Drive. Several speakers referenced safety for children and older residents and urged changes such as lowering speed limits from 30 to 20–25 mph on local streets and installing traffic-calming features.
One speaker cited Florida Statute…
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