KNOX — The town board wants to set a town-wide speed limit of 35 miles per hour, a move Supervisor Michael Hammond said is predicated on safety and has been studied for years.

The change would only apply to town roads that aren’t otherwise posted with a speed limit.

Residents will be able to comment at a public hearing at Town Hall on July 14, at 7:30 p.m.

After the June board meeting, Hammond said he and the highway superintendent, Gary Salisbury, have taken many calls from residents concerned about speeding drivers.

“They’re narrow roads,” Hammond said of town highways. “They’re only three rods wide,” he said, referring to a unit of 5.5 feet.

The process of changing speed limits on state or county routes, where much of the speedier driving occurs in rural towns like Knox, is lengthier and subject to review. For those roads, the town board can only make formal requests.

Tonnage

Residents have complained recently about commercial truck traffic on Seabury Road. Salisbury said the road would be badly damaged with ruts left by the trucks’ wheels if it continues.

Salisbury and Hammond could not say why the trucks had taken Seabury Road or who was responsible, but pointed to the worn roadway as evidence of the problem.

The town board unanimously authorized the placement of temporary signs limiting the weight of vehicles on the road to no more than 10 tons.