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Attorney urges board to repeal countywide 55 mph rule, cites state code
Summary
Attorney and resident Alan T Sager urged the board to repeal Resolution 33‑20‑26, arguing the county lacks authority to set a countywide 55 mph limit under Iowa Code section 321.2854 and that a traffic engineering study is required before speed zoning.
Alan T Sager, who identified himself as an attorney, addressed the board to request repeal of Resolution 33‑20‑26, which he said attempted to keep a 55 mph countywide speed limit. Sager argued the Iowa code cited by the county does not authorize a countywide speed limit and that, even if the code allowed it, the law requires adoption after a traffic engineering study, not before.
He referenced his written submission and cited studies on expected changes in driving speed, asked the board to repeal the resolution and to rely on engineering studies for future speed zoning decisions. The board accepted his written materials and thanked him; no immediate repeal motion was recorded in the transcript.
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