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Resident asks Cedar City to remove South Mountain Drive speed bump; council asks staff for cost and safety analysis
Summary
A South Mountain Drive resident presented a neighborhood survey favoring removal of a council‑mandated speed bump now that stop signs have been installed. Council asked public works to assess pavement and repaving costs and moved the item to next week's action agenda rather than the consent calendar.
Matt Gangola, a resident of South Mountain Drive, told the council he polled a neighborhood Facebook group and found 17 of 22 respondents favored removing a speed bump located between Eagle Ridge Road and Eagle Ridge Loop. Gangola said public‑works staff told him the bump was originally installed by council mandate and that the nearby four‑way stops now slow traffic.
City staff explained the bump was placed when the roadway lacked stop controls and that removal would require excavation and a pavement patch. Public‑works representatives and police said the four‑way stop slows through traffic, and staff did not report public‑safety objections to removal. Council members asked for the number of respondents and fiscal details; one council member amended the motion to put the item on the action agenda (rather than consent) so staff could present a fiscal note and technical plan for removal.
Outcome: Council voted to move the item to next week's action agenda so public works can return with a cost estimate, pavement plan and any safety considerations related to removing the speed bump.
