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Council member moves to cut Old Public Road speed limit to 10 mph; town discusses wider signage
Summary
A council member proposed lowering the posted speed limit on Old Public Road to 10 mph and discussed the possibility of a townwide program to mark side roads; police and other council members cautioned about expected driver behavior and no vote is recorded in the transcript.
A council member (Council member (S1)) moved to change the posted speed on Old Public Road, initially proposing 25 to 15 mph and then reintroducing a motion to set the limit at 10 mph.
"If you make it 15, they're gonna go 20. If you make it 10, they're gonna go 15," said the police chief (Police chief (S9)) during the discussion, arguing that a lower posted limit can produce lower actual speeds. The council considered whether to extend similar signage to other side/back roads such as Watauga and TT Street.
Council members asked staff to prepare a list of candidate roads for reduced speed signage. One council member said a list of streets would help the town produce and install signs. No roll-call vote or formal adoption of the 10-mph limit appears in the transcript.
Ending: The council discussed next steps — staff to produce a list of side/back roads for signage — but the transcript does not show the vote or formal ordinance adopting the change.
