Speed limit on Washington now 15 MPH

Ken Stern | Sep 26, 20180

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SLOW DOWN, YOU’RE MOVING TOO FAST – Too many are running the stop at Washington and Third Streets, also. Last Thursday the town changed the speed limit signs on Washington to 15 miles per hour. Get caught and the minimum fine is $43. – Photo by Ken Stern

Last Thursday Town of La Conner public works staff changed the speed limit signs to 15 MPH on Washington Street between Second and Whatcom Streets. “There were several citizen complaints about speeding on both sides of the hill and not adhering to the stop sign at the top of the hill,” Mayor Ramon Hayes explained. “They were just blowing right through.”

Town Administrator Scott Thomas said the Town had conducted an analysis, required by state law, before lowering the speed limit.

Hayes said there are other “problem areas, but this is the one we are focused on as an experiment.” He called this the first step in the town seeking an effective approach to stopping speeding in that area.

The fine is based on the speed when caught. It starts at $43.