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Resident says 45-household petition urges lower speed limit near Atlas, cites noise
Summary
A public commenter at the June 3 Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting said a petition signed by 45 households requests a lower speed limit on a nearby street to reduce traffic noise; no formal council action was recorded in the transcript.
At the June 3, 2025, Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting, a resident identified as Mike Sims used public comment to press the council to lower the speed limit on a street near his home, saying a petition signed by 45 households supports the change because of noise.
"The lower the speed limit, the lower the road noise," Sims told the council. Sims said nearby houses are about "13 yards" from the road and that the number of vehicles produces what he described as noise pollution affecting residents' backyards. He asked the council to consider the petition and the neighborhood impact.
The transcript records Sims making the petition claim and the distance estimate; the council did not record a formal response or a motion related to the petition in the excerpted meeting segments.
Ending: The petition and the request for a lower speed limit were raised during public comment; the transcript does not show staff or council directing follow-up during the recorded segment.
