Chillicothe Approves 10 Mph Speed Limit for Park Streets
Council passed the emergency measure as road renovations near completion in Yoctangee Park.
Chillicothe City Council passed an ordinance on third reading on Oct. 26 establishing new traffic rules for all streets in all city parks. Under the measure, roadways in Yoctangee Park will carry a universal 10 mph speed limit as soon as signage is installed. While the ordinance applies across the entire municipal park system, Yoctangee Park is effectively the only city park with meaningful streets inside it. Because the legislation contains emergency language, it took effect immediately upon passage, but speed limit signs must be posted before enforcement begins.
Safety Services committee chair Julie Preston said Mayor Luke Feeney and Safety Service Director Jeff Carman requested the legislation as renovations of Yoctangee Park near completion. The roadway reconfigurations include closing the street past Memorial Armory and converting the lakeside road to two-way traffic.
Preston emphasized that the 10 mph limit applies only to motor vehicle streets rather than recreational trails, noting that speeding by cyclists and scooter riders remains a separate discussion.
The traffic adjustments arrive ahead of a wider reopening celebration for the park grounds. A community ribbon cutting celebrating the renovated Yoctangee Park is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6. The Chillicothe Farmers Market will hold its grand opening the next day in the park's new pavilion building. Chillicothe City Council sessions will also move to the old armory starting with its Nov. 9 meeting, according to Council President Kevin Shoemaker.
Mayor Feeney said 80 to 100 people attended an Oct. 5 grand opening and ribbon cutting for renovated courts in Yoctangee Park.
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Chillicothe City Council passed an ordinance on third reading on Oct. 26 establishing new traffic rules for all streets in all city parks.
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Chillicothe Council passed the ordinance on third reading on October 26th, 2026. It applies to all streets in all city parks, but Yoctangee is pretty much the only park with meaningful streets inside it.
Under the measure, roadways in Yoctangee Park will carry a universal 10 mph speed limit as soon as signage is installed.
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Streets in Yoctangee Park will now have a universal speed limit of 10 miles an hour – as soon as the signs go up.
While the ordinance applies across the entire municipal park system, Yoctangee Park is effectively the only city park with meaningful streets inside it.
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It applies to all streets in all city parks, but Yoctangee is pretty much the only park with meaningful streets inside it.
Because the legislation contains emergency language, it took effect immediately upon passage, but speed limit signs must be posted before enforcement begins.
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The legislation has emergency language, so it takes effect immediately – but speed limit signs must be posted first.
Safety Services committee chair Julie Preston said Mayor Luke Feeney and Safety Service Director Jeff Carman requested the legislation as renovations of Yoctangee Park near completion.
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Safety Services chair Julie Preston said the legislation was requested by Mayor Luke Feeney and Safety Service Director Jeff Carman, with renovations of Yoctangee almost completed.
The roadway reconfigurations include closing the street past Memorial Armory and converting the lakeside road to two-way traffic.
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Those include cutting off the street past Memorial Armory, and making the lakeside road two-way.
Preston emphasized that the 10 mph limit applies only to motor vehicle streets rather than recreational trails, noting that speeding by cyclists and scooter riders remains a separate discussion.
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Preston said this applies only to streets, and not the recreational trail – she said speeding cyclists and scooter riders are separate discussion.
A community ribbon cutting celebrating the renovated Yoctangee Park is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6.
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Mayor Feeney also reminded the public that the ribbon cutting for renovated Yoctangee Park will be on Friday, November 6th – and council president Kevin Shoemaker also announced that council sessions will move to the old armory starting with the next one, November 9th.
Chillicothe City Council sessions will also move to the old armory starting with its Nov. 9 meeting, according to Council President Kevin Shoemaker.
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Mayor Feeney also reminded the public that the ribbon cutting for renovated Yoctangee Park will be on Friday, November 6th – and council president Kevin Shoemaker also announced that council sessions will move to the old armory starting with the next one, November 9th.
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The Chillicothe Farmers Market will hold its grand opening the next day in the park's new pavilion building.
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The mayor said the full Yoctangee Park ribbon cutting will be Friday, November 6th – with the Farmers Market grand opening the next day in the new Pavilion building.
Mayor Feeney said 80 to 100 people attended an Oct. 5 grand opening and ribbon cutting for renovated courts in Yoctangee Park.
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Feeney said 80 to 100 people attended the grand opening on October 5th in Yoctangee Park. He said the renovated courts were so popular that the pickleballers insisted on playing until right before the ribbon cutting…and restarted right after the scissors closed.