February 29, 2024 |
Photo – Jake Brake Sign – Bigfoot99 file photo
Medicine Bow officials will delay buying signs for the town’s engine brake ban until the state decides where they should go.
Last December, the Medicine Bow town council voted to ban the use of engine, or jake brakes, within town limits.
The ordinance came after Marshal Roger Hawks said he received many complaints from residents saying they were being disturbed by large trucks slowing down when entering town.
The engine brake ban was officially adopted into Medicine Bow law during the December 11th town council meeting. The next step is to place signs on the outskirts of town warning drivers of the new regulation.
During the February 12th Medicine Bow town council meeting, Public Works Director Brian Lashley said the new signs will cost around $700 to purchase and install.
Lashley said he was communicating with a state official regarding the exact placement of the signs. The public works director said the state has questions about the proposed location of the northern sign on Highway 487.
Lashley asked the council if he should buy the three signs or wait until he received final approval from the state.
Councilman Trevor Strauch said he didn’t want to purchase three signs only to have the state say they couldn’t install the one on Highway 487. Public Works Director Lashley said the signs will be used. Lashley said he is also trying to relocate the 70 mile an hour signs farther from the town limits.
Mayor Justin George said some areas of the town are within the 70 mile and hour speed limit. Mayor George said he would like to push the higher speed markers away from residents’ homes.
Public Works Director Lashley said he is still working with the state to move the speed limit signs farther away from town.
Mayor George returned to the subject of the engine brake signs. The mayor suggested Lashley wait to purchase the signs until he receives a final decision from the state.
The Medicine Bow town council voted to table the purchase of the engine brake prohibition signs until the public works department hears back from the state about the location of the northern sign.
