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" f ^9 `5 U4 {3 HCity may lower speed around schools, playgrounds
7 E. l9 `3 N( P8 e0 a$ vLast updated Jan 10 2006 04:24 PM MST# {. [' z3 o( b; ^
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City council is considering putting 30-kilometre-an-hour zones around some schools, after pressure from parents.$ @* c& E9 h7 s5 ] ^$ o
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"This is simply adding it to our set of solutions," Rick Millican, general manager of transportation, said. "Council is not saying if they approve it, put a school zone everywhere someone wants on.% h1 v5 Z; u! R* q
" b, e( U5 T7 D8 I7 O- c: N' `) xThe city hasn't used reduced speed limits around schools for more than 20 years.
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Patricia Grell, with the Woodcroft area school council, says every school and playground should have lower speed limits.
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1 v I0 j& J- q+ E3 a; d: _% ["People are in a hurry, people are stressed out, they forget the speed limit and our children are very at risk when they are going to these places," she said.5 D: H5 `& M5 p
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Council will vote on the policy change next week. |
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