Weber County staff weigh study, signs and sidewalks after parents raise speed concerns at West Weaver Elementary

Weber County commissioners heard a request to consider lowering speeds and adding temporary flashing school speed signs outside West Weaver Elementary after a parent contacted county staff about safety on the roadway outside the school.

County staff member Gary Myers told the commission he and the school’s assistant safety officer, Daryl Flukiger, had discussed conditions outside the school: a largely rural-feeling area with limited curb, gutter or sidewalks beyond the school frontage and many students arriving by parent drop-off or bus. “You don't have anything out there for walking facilities,” Myers said, and added that a crossing guard currently provided by a teacher leaves about 10 minutes before the bell as teachers prepare their classrooms.

Myers said installing temporary, flashing reduced-speed signs would…