Attorney urges board to repeal countywide 55 mph rule, cites state code
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.
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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.
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