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Magistrate requests speed limit changes; county attorney to draft ordinance
Summary
Magistrate Myron Thurman asked the court to lower speed limits on Perdue Road and Gallatin Russellville Road; County Attorney Sam Phillips will draft an ordinance setting Perdue Road to 25 mph and Gallatin Russellville Road to 45 mph for future consideration.
Magistrate Myron Thurman asked Simpson County Fiscal Court on Dec. 17 to lower speed limits on Perdue Road and on Gallatin Russellville Road from Sulphur Springs to Highway 383 to improve safety.
County Attorney Sam Phillips told the court he will prepare an ordinance proposing a 25‑mph limit for Perdue Road and a 45‑mph limit for the Gallatin Russellville Road stretch specified by Thurman. No vote adopting the change occurred at the meeting; Phillips’ work will provide the draft ordinance the court can consider at a future meeting.
The minutes record the request and the attorney’s assignment; they do not include traffic studies, crash data or public-comments associated with the change. Any speed‑limit ordinance would follow statutory notice and posting requirements before becoming enforceable.
