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05/20/2025 MINUTES 4 the street. He stated he has hit both a deer and a dog along this road and that he is in favor of lowering the speed limit. PAT KELLEHER commented that he lives on Wilson Creek Road. He stated that the county roads should be 50 mph and signs should be posted. He stated that if you want lower speed limits, you should move into the UGA. He stated there are no records of studies in the public for people to review. He commented that if people who own property don’t want their dog to get hit, then the dog should stay on their 60 acres. He suggested getting a camera for the school zone that gives tickets. He stated that if you reduce the speed to 35 mph, you open the road up to UTV traffic. SUSAN FERRELL commented that she has lived on Umptanum Road for 12 years and that it is different now. She said the speed is one element, but a good first start. She mentioned that both she and her husband’s windshields have been broken by trucks coming in the opposite direction, which could have injured a person walking or on a bike. She suggested the Sheriffs need to monitor farther down the road. MARILYN THOMPSON commented that she has lived on Umptanum Road since 1977. She stated that her children attended Damman and that she has been on the school board. She said she is used to large farm equipment on the roads, but that the new traffic has increased so much that she is depressed and cannot work in her yard and have conversations outside. She said the trucks go fast and that they have recently started at 7:00 a.m., but before that they were starting at 5:30 a.m. She mentioned that she understands the need to have industry and businesses, but that this area is zoned AG 20 for farms and cattle. She stated that people’s health and property values have been damaged. She mentioned that the vibrations are not good for her 100-year-old house. JESSICA KARRAKER commented that she is a resident on Manastash Road. She stated that she is against lowering the speed limit from 50 mph to 35 mph. She stated that this proposal is a band-aid solution to a road deteriorating that the county cannot afford to replace. She suggested that restrictions should be put on commercial trucks, not general traffic. She mentioned that this speed reduction would add a total of 2 minutes to her daily commute, which equals 10 hours per year. MIKE KARRAKER commented that he lives on Manastash Road. He stated that he thinks the lower speed limit will cause drivers to be more careless. He suggested that weight limits and speeds should be decided in accordance with the size of the trucks. He stated that laws in school zones need to be enforced. He suggested adding animal crossing signs where needed and more signage and warnings rather than changing the speed limit to get more speeding ticket revenues. THERE BEING NO OTHER PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-005 SPEED ZONE & SIGNAGE UMPTANUM RD PUBLIC WORKS VICE-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT moved to approve Ordinance NO. 2025-005, Establishment of a Speed Zone and the Placement of Speed Limit Signs