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Newport resident urges county action on speeding on Baptist, Methodist and Fortescue roads
Summary
A Newport resident told commissioners she and neighbors are concerned about speeding on several local roads and asked the county what can be done. County officials said the matter will be referred to the county engineer and that speed limits and traffic‑signal changes require state approval.
"The speeding situation on Baptist Road, Methodist Road, Landing, and Fortescue is outrageous," said Nora Eller, who gave her address as 310 Methodist Road in Newport during the public comment portion of the meeting. "We have children that play there ... it is absolutely horrific."
Eller told the board she has contacted state police but that intermittent patrols have not solved the problem. She asked whether the county could install physical traffic calming measures such as speed bumps or change the blinking light at Fortescue and Landing Road to a full traffic signal.
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