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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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The Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas will hold a Public Hearing to consider the
posting of speed limits on Cain Road, Gandy Road and North Graham Road located in Precinct 1.
The place of the hearing will be the Commissioners Courtroom, Brazos County Courthouse, Room
115, 300 East 261" Street, Bryan, Texas. The date of the hearing will be Monday, April 12,1999 and
the time of the hearing will be 10:30 am.
All interested persons are invited to attend said hearing and present their cause, if any, for or against
the posting of speed limits on Cain Road, Gandy Road and North Graham Road.
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interpretive services must be made two business days before the meeting. To make arrangements.
call (409) 361-4102.
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PUBLIC HEARING
APRIL 12, 1999
The Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas held a
Public Hearing to consider the posting of speed limits on Cain
Road, Gandy Road and North Graham Road located in Precinct 1.
The meeting was held in the Commissioners' Courtroom in the
Courthouse in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 10:30
a.m. on Monday, April 12, 1999, with the following members of
the Court present:
Alvin W. Jones, County Judge, Presiding;
Tony Jones, Commissioner of Precinct 1;
Wm. S. Thornton, Commissioner of Precinct 2;
Randy Sims, Commissioner of Precinct 3;
Carey Cauley, Jr., Commissioner of Precinct 4;
Mary Ann Ward, County Clerk.
Attached is a list of the citizens and officials in
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attendance.
The purpose of the Public Hearing was to hear commentary
for and against the proposed posting of speed limits on Cain
Road, Gandy Road and North Graham Road in Precinct 1.
Ray Crow, representative of the Road and Bridge
Department recommended the following:
Road Name 85% Recommendation
Cain Road 41.5 mph 40 mph
Gandy Road 51.5 mph 50 mph
N. Graham 56.35mph 55 mph***
***(Has 4,296 cars per day; is 20 feet wide)
The following people made comment:
1. Henry Mayo, property owner on Gandy Road stated it
was easy to go 50 mph on North Graham Road, but in
the low areas you could lose control of your car.
2. The trailer park has a 30/35 mph speed limited
posted but it's not official.
3. The County Judge asked what was the County's
liability if the 55 mph proves to be too fast for
the condition of the road.
4. Commissioner Sims stated that if the posted speed
limit is less than the 85 percentile and the
Sheriff's office works it with radar and tickets
someone for a speed other than the 85 percentile
the ticket is not enforceable.
5. Commissioner Jones stated that TxDot says there is
a statute that allows us to lower speed based on
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6. Ray Crow stated that when Gandy opens up through
Hlueridge to Wellborn Road, the traffic count will
go way up over 7,000 cars per day.
7. Commissioner Thornton stated that we need to make
the Justices of the Peace aware of the statute that
allows the county to lower the speed limit for
safety purposes.
8. Ray Crow stated that if we artificially lower the
speed limit without constant enforcement, we're
wasting time. He went on to say that perhaps we
may want to get a traffic engineer consultant to
research this.
There being no further comment, the County Judge declared the
Public hearing closed.
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The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court Public
Hearing held April 12, 1999 have been examined and are
approved in open Court this the 1712- - day of
19-qQ, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
Alvi W. ones
County Judge
m. S. Thornton
Commissioner,
Precinct No. 2
Carey Ca a Jr.
Commissi ner,
Precinc No. 4
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Torif Jon ' Commissioner,
Precinct No. 1
Randy Sims
Commissioner,
Precinct No. 3
Mary Ar4i Ward
County Clerk
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