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Jury lowers speed limit on T. Wells Road to 15 MPH in a split vote
Summary
The Winn Parish Police Jury adopted Ordinance #003 (2024) to lower the speed limit on a segment of T. Wells Road to 15 MPH; the vote was 5 yeas, 1 nay (Author Robinson), and 1 abstention (Frank McLaren).
The Winn Parish Police Jury adopted an ordinance Nov. 18 lowering the speed limit on a defined portion of T. Wells Road to 15 miles per hour.
The ordinance applies to the section of T. Wells Road from 100 feet south of the first house to 100 feet north of the last house; the remainder of the road will remain posted at 25 MPH. The motion was made by Mrs. Deionne Carpenter and recorded as passing with 5 yeas (Darrell Franks, Stanley Garrett, Kyle Potts, Deionne Carpenter, Phillip Evans), 1 nay (Author Robinson) and 1 abstention (Frank McLaren). The ordinance is recorded as Ordinance #003 of 2024 in the minutes.
No additional traffic study or timetable for sign posting was recorded in the minutes; implementation steps were not specified during the meeting.
