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Kokomo council reduces posted speed on Dixon Road to 45 mph
Summary
The council approved Ordinance 72-28 to lower the posted speed limit on a stretch of Dixon Road from 50 mph to 45 mph, after speakers clarified the exact segment affected and a local resident expressed support.
The Kokomo Common Council approved Ordinance 72-28 to amend local speed limits and set a 45 mph limit on a stretch of Dixon Road, replacing a 2003 posting of 50 mph for that segment.
Councilman Tony Stewart said the change applies to Dixon Road beginning south of Mill Street down to Center Road, and said updated traffic patterns and development made a lower limit appropriate: “The appropriate speed limit for this stretch of this road should be 45 miles an hour.”
Members of the public sought clarification about which stretch would be affected. Patrick Munsey asked the council to specify the road; Stewart and others identified the stretch as Dixon Road, starting south of Mill Street. Mark Lyons, a resident on Center Road, told the council he supported the change for the section of Dixon Road south of Alto.
The council approved the ordinance by voice vote with no recorded roll-call in the transcript. The clerk read the ordinance as an amendment to Title 5, Chapter 78 (Speed Limits Generally) of the Kokomo City Code.
The council said the item passes and did not record additional conditions during the meeting.
