BY MICHELLE KEY
OPELIKA OBSERVER PUBLISHER
OPELIKA — The council suspended the rules and approved an ordinance amending Section 16-188 of the city’s code of ordinances regarding school-zone speed-limit times for Opelika City Schools.
City Clerk Russell Jones refined the ordinance prior to the suspension of the rules by the Council.
The action allowed the ordinance to be approved and published before the start of school.
School-zone speed limits and enforcement times are as follows:
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Opelika High School: 25 mph, 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 2:55 to 4 p.m.
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Opelika Middle School: 20 mph, 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 2:55 to 4 p.m.
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Morris Avenue Intermediate School: 25 mph, 6:45 to 8 a.m. and 2 to 3:15 p.m.
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Northside Intermediate School: 20 mph, 6:45 to 8 a.m. and 2 to 3:15 p.m.
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West Forest Intermediate School: 20 mph, 6:45 to 8 a.m. and 2 to 3:15 p.m.
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Carver Primary School: 20 mph, 6:45 to 8 a.m. and 2 to 3:15 p.m.
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Jeter Primary School: 20 mph, 6:45 to 8 a.m. and 2 to 3:15 p.m.
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Southview Primary School: 25 mph, 6:45 to 8 a.m. and 2 to 3:15 p.m.
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Opelika Learning Center: 20 mph, 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 2:55 to 4 p.m.
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Fox Run School: 25 mph, 7 to 8:30 a.m. and 2 to 3:15 p.m.
The revised ordinance is also published in the public notices section of this issue and on the Observer’s website.
During its Aug. 4 meeting, the council also approved several street closures, infrastructure measures and Community Development Block Grant items and held public hearings on six weed-abatement assessments.
