AVENUE I, 30TH ST. NOW 25 MPH ZONES.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - The speed limit on Avenue I and 30th Street East near the new Cole Middle School will be reduced from 55 mph to 25 mph under a deal reached by the Eastside Union School District and the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. . The school district had asked that the posted speed on 30th Street East be lowered from 55 mph to 25 mph to provide a safe crossing for students walking to and from the school, which is scheduled to open Aug. 9. But the city refused the request, saying the street did not meet the state criteria for a school zone. State law says a school must be contiguous Adjacent or touching. Contrast with fragmentation. See contiguous file. to the street in order to lower the speed limit to 25 mph when children are present. ``It's not that we don't want to protect children. We have to obey Obey can refer to:
City officials were concerned that citations issued to speeding motorists on 30th Street East could be challenged if the speed limit was improperly reduced. Instead, city officials agreed to post Avenue I as a school zone because the school's playing fields are immediately south of it, Weithofer said. The city later agreed to reduce the speed limit for 30th Street East after Superintendent Connie Webb said that an administrative office adjacent to the thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. will be used for student activities. ``If the building is utilized for student instruction, we believe it's a school. If (Webb) is using it for that purpose, then it meets the definition of a school,'' Weithofer said. Webb said she will use the district office for student presentations and band performances to the school board during special meetings. ``We have a nice board room that will suffice suf·fice v. suf·ficed, suf·fic·ing, suf·fic·es v.intr. 1. To meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient: These rations will suffice until next week. for that purpose,'' Webb said. Weithofer expects challenges to tickets will not succeed. ``It's our expectations that speeding tickets Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Ohio I was traveling on a two lane street with an officer driving toward me in the opposite direction. are periodically challenged by people who receive them. Our goal is to provide enough documentation to the court to uphold up·hold tr.v. up·held , up·hold·ing, up·holds 1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly. 2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support. 3. the ticket. We will have that to provide to the courts for this case,'' Weithofer said. |
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