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Washington council lowers speed limit on Pumpernickel Place in Wheat Field subdivision
Summary
The council unanimously adopted an ordinance cutting the speed limit on Pumpernickel Place (Wheat Field) from 35 mph to 15 mph after a resident voiced support and the Police Department and homeowners association requested the change.
The Washington City Council voted unanimously March 3 to reduce the speed limit on Pumpernickel Place in the Wheat Field subdivision from 35 miles per hour to 15 miles per hour. The ordinance amends Chapter 18, Section 102 of the city code to add the subdivision street to the list of nonhighway locations subject to a 15 mph limit.
The measure was introduced by Mayor Pro tem Anthony Tyre and seconded by Councilmember William Pitt. Councilmember votes recorded on the motion show all members in attendance — Mayor Pro tem Anthony Tyre, Councilmembers Lou Hodges, Richard Brooks, Antwan Horton and William Pitt — voting in favor.
City documents provided at the meeting say the request to lower the speed came from the Police Department and the Wheat Field Community Homeowners Association. During the public-comment portion of the agenda resident Don Dawson spoke in support of the speed reduction prior to the ordinance vote.
The ordinance text adopted at the meeting specifies Pumpernickel Place (Wheat Field) by name and sets the 15 mph restriction; the transcript does not state an effective date. The council did not attach additional conditions or a temporary pilot to the change during the meeting.
The adoption follows a routine legislative process: announcement of background by staff, a formal motion on the floor and a roll-call vote. The city clerk’s minutes record the change as an adopted ordinance at the March 3 meeting.
