9th St. West speed limit won’t change

The speed limit on 9th Street West will remain 25 mph despite a request by a resident of the street that it be changed to 15 mph.

Instead, members of the Havre Streets and Sidewalks Committee recommended during their meeting Thursday that the police department increase patrols of the area.

"And, I mean, I feel bad because that's what we recommend a lot," commi t tee member Al len "Woody" Woodwick said.

He can understand the need for 15 mph speed limits in certain areas with high numbers of children or dangerous driving conditions, but the area in question is relatively open, houses sit back...