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Council votes to lower Sleepy Hollow neighborhood speed limit to 25 mph
Summary
After reviewing Traffic Commission data and resident concerns, Lake Jackson council approved a recommendation to reduce the Sleepy Hollow subdivision speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph and directed staff to draft an ordinance.
The City of Lake Jackson council voted unanimously to move forward with a traffic commission recommendation to lower the speed limit in the Sleepy Hollow subdivision from 30 miles per hour to 25.
Council reviewed speed data presented by staff showing an 80th-percentile speed of about 26 mph with a small share of higher-speed outliers; staff said state law limits certain reductions but the local recommendation to 25 mph was supported by traffic-commission analysis. Councilman Schueller made the motion and Councilman Sanjana seconded; the council asked staff to prepare an ordinance and noted construction and street-layout changes could affect future speed evaluations.
Council discussed alternatives such as speed humps versus the posted limit and agreed to consider timing and public-notice requirements before final adoption. Staff said the ordinance will be drafted and returned for a future vote after the planning steps are complete.
