Show Residents petition for reduced speed on Meser Maeser highway A petition signed by 31 persons persons persons per per- sons representing 38 children requesting support in asking the Utah Highway Department to lower the speed limit on the Maeser road was presented Monday to the Uintah County Commission The request asked to reduce the speed limit from Crom the present 50 mile an hour limit to a 40 mile limit between West and 1500 West on State Slate Highway the main artery to Maeser Ten reasons for Cor the lower speed limit change were given as follows 1 Location of oC Ashley Elementary School enrollment students in relation to this highway 2 The large number of oC children on foot Coot and bicycles who must use this highway as asan asan asan an access to school city- city county park sports fields church and shopping area 3 Location of oC highway in relation to our county city-county park 4 Location of oC highway in relation to Little League and High School Athletic Com Com- 5 5 The high rate of oC accidents occurring within this area of oC this highway 14 in the first 8 months of oC this year 6 6 The damage to our property let alone deaths caused by such accidents 7 Potential residential development in this area 8 Potential property damage and deaths due to increase in population and traffic 9 The abrupt change at West Street to 30 miles an Hour The 40 miles per hour limit for Cor the previous nine blocks would better beller prepare the motorist for Cor the change to 30 miles per hour and encourage compliance 10 The long straight stretch of oC highway with the 50 mile per hour limit encourages excessive excessive excessive ex ex- ex- ex speed driving reckless behavior and drag strip contests among drivers The County Commissioners agreed to dr draft Ct a letter in support of oC the speed reduction Presenting the petition were Mr and Mrs Zane R R. Gray who said they are meeting with Vernal City and Uintah School District to get their support and then they will wiIl send copies of oC the letters along with the petition to the Utah Department of oC Transportation and Governor Scott Matheson The Grays said they had previously met with local representatives of oC the Utah Ulah Highway Patrol who told them to get the support of oC the local governing entities and then submit the request to the state slate I DOT |