By DAVE HAMRICK
dhamrick@thecitizenenws.com

Be careful coming into Fayetteville from the south. Speed limits have changed.

Prompted by the state Department of Transportation, City Council Monday approved reductions in the speed limits on three city streets:

From 55 to 45 on Ga. Highway 85 from the south city limits to a point 300 feet south of Beauregard Boulevard;

From 55 to 45 on Jimmy Mayfield Boulevard from Ga. Highway 92 to South Jeff Davis Road;

From 40 to 35 on Lee Street from Ga. Highway 85 to Jimmy Mayfield Boulevard.

In other action, council:

Approved Jimmy and Dell Walker's request for a change in zoning from R-30, a subdivision category, to O&I (office and institutional) for a house at 555 Grady avenue, across from Bradford Square office complex.

The city's planning staff recommended denial of the request, saying it constituted spot zoning, but council members said the property is unsuitable for residential use, since it is directly across the road from an office park.

Approved minor changes in the city's erosion control ordinance recommended by the state Environmental Protection Division.

Awarded a contract to replace the sidewalks on North Jeff Davis Drive to K&p Concrete Services Inc., low bidder at $22,870.49. The firm will replace just over 2,500 feet of sidewalk.

Named Allsouth Constructors as general contractor to build a new dechlorination building for the city sewer system, at a cost of $296,000. Council also hired Crocker and Associates to put in a new filter bar screen and screw compactor for $79,500, and approved purchase of a variety of equipment for the dechlorination building from Templeton and Associates for $73,258.