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LaSalle County to order removal of unauthorized stop signs in Dana, plans two radar speed signs
Summary
County officials say the village of Dana installed stop signs on county highways without permission; the state's attorney will send a removal letter and the highway department plans to install two solar-powered radar speed signs at a cost of $7,641.
LaSalle County officials said on the record that the village of Dana installed multiple stop signs on county highways without authorization and that the county will ask the village to remove them while pursuing a lower-cost alternative to address speeding.
Bill, a county staff member, told the meeting that “The village of Dana . . . went out and put stop signs on our county highway system. 2 of them on Main Street . . . and then 2 on Washington Street.” He said those installations “do not meet any of the guidelines put out” by the federal manual for traffic control devices and that the county’s state's attorney will send a letter directing removal.
The county framed the response as a compromise aimed at safety and consistency. Bill said the county would install…
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