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Rossmore board asks county to lower Monaco/Orangewood speed limit under AB 43
Summary
The Rossmore board voted to send counsel's letter to the Orange County Board of Supervisors asking that the Orange Wood/Monaco/St. Cloud corridor be reduced from 35 mph to 25 mph under AB 43, citing school crossings and pedestrian safety.
The Rossmore Community Services District voted June 11 to ask Orange County officials to lower the speed limit on the Orange Wood Avenue / Monaco Road / St. Cloud Drive corridor from 35 to 25 miles per hour under recently revised state law (AB 43).
President Maynard and board members said the four-lane corridor cuts through a residential district where most local roads are 25 mph and where children walk to Rossmore School. District counsel Tarin prepared a draft letter asking the county to exercise the new AB 43 procedures that allow jurisdictions to set lower speed limits on streets identified as safety corridors or where pedestrian and bicycle concentrations exist.
Directors acknowledged that the county's traffic engineers will review the request and that AB 43 does not remove all technical review, but the board framed the step as a political request to the Board of Supervisors to use the law's flexibility to prioritize safety. The board approved sending the letter and directed staff to prepare a formal resolution for the next meeting and to collect resident petitions at upcoming community events to demonstrate local support.
The action does not by itself change signage; Orange County Public Works and traffic staff will consider the request and any engineering recommendations. Officers and staff at the meeting, including a CHP representative, reiterated that slower speeds reduce crash severity and improve safety for pedestrians and schoolchildren.
