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County Commissioners:
Cathy Wolfe
        Cathy Wolfe
           District One
        Diane Oberquell
           District Two
        Robert N. Macleod
           District Three
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25, 2005

Contact:  Gordon Kelsey, 709-3034
Keith Eisner 704-2764 

                    Speed Limit Hearing on Five County Roads Set for June 6

OLYMPIA —The Thurston County Board of Commissioners will host a public meeting on proposed speed limit changes to five county roads on Monday, June 6 at 6:00 p.m. in Building 1, Room 280 of the Thurston County Courthouse at 2000 Lakeridge Drive in Olympia .

The following roads and proposed changes to the speed limit will be considered: 133rd Avenue SW from Littlerock Road SW to the dead end, from 50 mph to 35 mph; Crockett Street SW from the dead end to 113th Avenue SW, from 50 mph to 35 mph; Apricot Street SW from Sargent Road SW to 183rd Avenue SW, from 50 mph to 40 mph; Johnson Point Loop NE, from 50 mph to 30 mph, and Lemon Road NE, from 46th Avenue NE to Woodard Bay Road NE, from 50 mph to 40 mph.

All members of the public are welcome to attend the hearing and speak on the proposed changes. Copies of the proposed ordinance may be picked up at the Traffic Division of the Road Department at 9605 Tilley Road SW. Citizens can also request copies by calling 709-3034.

Citizens with disabilities requiring special accommodations should call LaBonita Bowmar, clerk of the board, at 786-5440. Members of the public with hearing impairments may call the county’s TDD line at 754-2933.
 

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