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Knox County lowers speed limit on County Highway 30 after public pleas
Summary
After public comments from residents — including family members of a crash victim — the Knox County Board unanimously approved an ordinance lowering a posted 45 mph segment of County Highway 30 to 35 mph and adding caution signage; an alderman requested some segments be lowered to 25 mph for later consideration.
The Knox County Board on March 25 approved an ordinance altering the speed zone on County Highway 30, reducing a posted 45 mph segment to 35 mph and adding extra caution signage for curves after public comment that included pleas from family members of a fatal crash victim.
Janine Glass, who said her sister was paralyzed in a catastrophic crash on the stretch, urged the board to reduce the speed limit to…
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