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Walton council amends and approves Towne Center Drive speed limit at 30 mph
Summary
On second reading Sept. 20, 2021, the Walton common council amended Ordinance 2021-11 to set Towne Center Drive’s speed limit at 30 mph and approved the ordinance as amended; the votes were 5–1 on both the amendment and final approval, with Council member Howard Stevens voting no.
The Walton common council amended and approved ORDINANCE NO. 2021-11 on second reading at its Sept. 20, 2021 meeting, changing the proposed speed limit on Towne Center Drive to 30 miles per hour.
Council member Matt Brown moved to amend the ordinance to set the speed limit at 30 mph (the original proposal had been 25 mph); Bobby McDonald seconded. The amendment passed on a roll-call vote with council members Bobby McDonald, Terri Courtney, Sherry Snowden, Dan Martin and Matt Brown voting "yes" and Howard Stevens voting "no."
Following the amendment, council member Bobby McDonald moved to approve Ordinance 2021-11 as amended; Matt Brown seconded. The final approval likewise passed 5–1, with Howard Stevens the lone dissent.
The minutes record the amendment and approval but do not specify an effective date for the ordinance or provide engineering studies or speed surveys; those details were not included in the transcript. The council did not record further debate or public comment on the speed limit change in the meeting minutes.
