Politics & Government
Life in the Slow Lane
Shorewood Trustee Dan Gron calls for increased speed limit on newly improved Route 59.
With the reconstruction of Route 59 completed in Shorewood, village Trustee Dan Gron wants officials to consider upping the speed limit.
Not only that, but Gron wants the various speed limits throughout the village to be reassessed and made more consistent.
Gron pointed out that the speed limits in Shorewood are "35 here, 45 there, 40 there," and that he would like officials to take a "scientific approach" to bringing them in line with each other.
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The analysis of the various speed limits on Shorewood's Streets would apparently include determining whether to raise the limit on Route 59 from 35 mph.
Gron, the chairman of Shorewood's Finance & Budget Committee, raised the issue of speeding up traffic on Route 59 during last week's village board meeting.
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Trustee Jim "Mac" McDonald remarked that the numerous driveways leading onto that particular thoroughfare might factor into the decision to post a relatively low speed limit.
Village Attorney Dave Silverman pointed out that Shorewood does not have the authority to adjust the speed limit on Route 59.
"Those speed limits would be IDOT issues," Silverman said.
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