Council OK's Downtown Pedestrian Changes

Some changes in pedestrian crossings and increased speed limit enforcement are coming to downtown Grove. Recommendations from Police Chief Mark Wall were adopted at Tuesday's City Council meeting, except for decreasing the speed limit from 25 mph to 20 mph.
Improvements will be made at 3rd & Hazel, 3rd and Main, 3rd and Grand, and 3rd and Broadway, regarding signage and crosswalk painting. All of downtown needs repainting, he said his report, including curbing, crosswalks and parking spaces.
Marked patrol units will be inceasingly visible working speed enforcements and crosswalk safety. Times and locations will vary, Wall said in his report.