Valley council OKs lower speed zone

Drivers cruising past West Valley High School on North Vista Road will soon be hitting the brakes.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Spokane Valley City Council approved a 20 mile per hour school zone there.

A pedestrian was hit at Vista and Fairview last month, and safety concerns surrounding construction in the area prompted the school to ask the city for the change, according to a report presented to the council.

“Frankly I don’t know why a school zone was never established there,” Deputy City Attorney Cary Driskell said at the meeting.

The council voted unanimously to approve the new school zone.

Signs indicating the new speed limit and new crosswalk signs soon will be installed there.