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COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WEBEX SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY 2:00 P.M. DECEMBER 29, 2020
Board members present via WebEx: Chairman Brett Wachsmith; Vice-
Chairman Laura Osiadacz; and Commissioner Cory Wright.
Others present via WebEx: Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board; Mark
Cook, Public Works Director; Taylor Crouch, Deputy Clerk of the
Board I and Josh Fredrickson, Engineer.
Kittitas County is currently in Phase 3 and in person participation
is prohibited. The public was encouraged to join the meeting by
joining a WebEx event online.
PUBLIC HEARING LYONS ROAD SPEED PUBLIC WORKS
At 2:00 p.m. CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH opened a Public Hearing continued
from October 20, 2020 to consider a speed reduction on Lyons Road
and to Amend Kittitas County Code Section 10.08.020 Speed Limits.
He noted the record was open.
JOSH FREDRICKSON, ENGINEER reviewed a Staff Report and recapped
information from the prior Public Hearing which was held on October
20, 2020. He explained how the speed study and their evaluations
resulted in maintaining the existing 50 MPH speed limit. He said
they had reached out to the representative of the petition following
the prior Public Hearing to let them know they could provide
additional comments but said there has not been any additional
comments provided at the time of hearing.
THERE BEING NO ONE REQUESTING TO TESTIFY, THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE HEARING WAS CLOSED. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT moved to deny the petition to lower the speed
limit on Lyons Road from MP 0.00 to MP 1.49, and for the speed limit
to remain at 50 MPH. CHAIRMAN WACHSMITH seconded.
COMMISSIONER WRIGHT indicated there was no data to support changing
the speed limit at this time.
Motion carried 3-0.
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The meeting was adjourned at 2:08 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Julie Kjorsvik Brett Wachsmith, Chairman