BPAC backs proposal to seek state enabling law for context‑sensitive lower speed limits

Jul 2, 2026

The Commission unanimously voted to forward a recommendation asking the County Executive to pursue state enabling legislation that would allow Frederick County to set context-sensitive speed limits below the current statutory minimum (noted in the discussion as 15 mph).

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Commission members voted July 2 to forward a recommendation that Frederick County seek state enabling legislation permitting the County, after engineering review, to set context‑sensitive speed limits lower than the present statutory minimum.

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