Residents asked Granite County commissioners on Nov. 25 to lower the posted speed on a narrow stretch of Travelers Home Road near new housing and children playing. Debbie Peters submitted a letter requesting reduced speeds; speaking residents said 35 mph felt too fast in places where the road narrows and families and livestock use the roadside.

Those in favor of lowering speeds argued that a lower posted limit would protect children and horses. Others, including some commissioners and a former deputy, raised practical concerns: lowering the statutory county default (35 mph on county roads) would require engineering/speed studies, additional signage and create precedent that could expand workload and expense across the county. Several participants suggested a stepwise approach: request sheriff patrols, deploy a radar speed-display trailer for awareness, and re-evaluate before ordering county-wide studies or new posted limits.

Commissioners agreed to ask the sheriff about short-term patrols or speed-display deployment and to consider follow-up options; no formal speed-limit change was adopted at the meeting.