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Forks council discusses possible speed-limit reductions at town edges, no formal vote
Summary
Council members discussed the process for changing speed limits on a state road and generally agreed lowering speeds at town edges appears necessary; council previously voted against asking WSDOT to perform the study and took no formal action July 28.
Council discussed whether to pursue a speed-limit study on a state road at its July 28 meeting, with Council Member Gingell describing his understanding of the process for changing limits.
Attorney/Planner Fleck reminded council that at a prior meeting the council voted against asking the Washington State Department of Transportation to perform the necessary speed study. Council members generally agreed that reducing speed limits at the edges of town is necessary, but no motion or vote to request a WSDOT study was recorded during this meeting.
The discussion identified the option of asking WSDOT to perform a formal study to change posted state-road speed limits; council did not set a timeline or assign staff to make such a request in the transcript.
