Hardin County holds public hearing on proposed 30 mph limit for Sugar Maple Road

Hardin County Commissioners Court met in a special session April 28, 2026, to hear public comment on a proposal to set a 30-miles-per-hour speed limit on Sugar Maple Road in Precinct 2.

The chair opened the meeting at 9:50 a.m., announced a public hearing requested by Commissioner Kirkendall and invited residents to comment on the proposed 30 mph posting for Sugar Maple Road. Commissioner Kirtgenoff, who delivered the invocation earlier in the session, told the court that residents had asked for the change because "there's a lot of, oil and gas traffic on that road right now doing the project, and, it's been a nuisance to the citizens," and said enforcement is not possible without a posted limit.

The chair then "opened the floor to any comments from the public regarding the setting of a speed limit, the amount of 30 miles per hour on Sugar Maple Road located in Precinct 2," and asked whether a resident identified as Misty lived on that road and intended to speak. The transcript records a technical comment that the resident "don't have a screen now," and no public comments are recorded in the provided excerpt.

The hearing was convened to collect citizen input; the transcript segment provided does not record a motion, vote, or final decision on setting the speed limit. The court reviewed the purpose of the hearing and allowed for public participation; additional proceedings or a later formal action to adopt or post the speed limit are not included in the available transcript.

The record shows the issue was presented as a local traffic-safety and enforcement matter tied to increased oil-and-gas project traffic; the next procedural step, if pursued, would be formal consideration and adoption of an order to set and post the 30 mph limit.