Council adopts ordinance lowering North Columbus speed limit from 30 to 25 mph

The Goldendale City Council adopted Ordinance 15 52 to lower the speed limit on North Columbus from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour along the segment from the bridge/overpass on the Little Cliftonac/Littlequicotank River to the north city limits.

The ordinance committee had recommended the change and the council had given consensus at a prior meeting to hold a public hearing; the hearing was opened at this meeting and no members of the public spoke for or against the change. A council member moved to adopt Ordinance 15 52; the council voted in favor and the ordinance was adopted.

The transcript includes two different renderings of the river name ("Little Cliftonac River" and "Littlequicotank River"). Because the record contains inconsistent spellings, the article describes the location as the overpass/bridge crossing the small river north of the city limits as recorded in the meeting materials. City staff and the ordinance committee will implement the change and update signage and the municipal code per the adopted ordinance.