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Mayor breaks tie to approve stop signs at 9th & Pecan after council split
Summary
Following reports of multiple accidents, Officer Gary McFarland requested replacing yield signs at 9th & Pecan. Council vote tied and Mayor Kris Wyatt cast the deciding Aye to install two stop signs.
Officer Gary McFarland told the council there have been "several accidents at that intersection" and asked that yield signs at 9th & Pecan be replaced with stop signs. Councilmembers debated a traffic study before making the change; some members favored immediate replacement while others urged a study.
A motion by Joe Church, seconded by Judd Johns, to replace two yield signs with stop signs resulted in a 3–3 tie. Mayor Kris Wyatt cast the tie-breaking vote in the affirmative. The council recorded the roll-call outcome and the motion passed.
