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Keiser lowers Main Street speed limit to 20 mph, approves crosswalk at bus drop-off
Summary
The Keiser City Council voted to reduce the posted speed limit on Main Street from 30 to 20 mph and approved painting a crosswalk where school buses drop off children, citing nearby housing, a daycare and a church.
The Keiser City Council approved an ordinance change to lower the posted speed limit on Main Street from 30 miles per hour to 20 mph and authorized painting a crosswalk at the bus drop-off where children enter and exit.
Mayor Rick Creecy told the council that the Arkansas Department of Transportation indicated local councils may set speed limits on city streets; he recommended the change because of housing lining both sides of the street and the location of a daycare and a church in the corridor. The crosswalk was recommended specifically at the location where a school bus drops off children.
Councilmember Joey Jackson moved to approve the speed limit reduction and the crosswalk; Councilmember Donna Bell seconded the motion and the minutes record that "all said aye." The minutes do not specify an effective date for the new speed limit or which department will perform the crosswalk painting.
No public opposition to the change is recorded in the minutes. The council did not provide a timetable for signage changes or implementation in the record.
