T-L Photo/CARRI GRAHAM Cadiz Councilman Thomas Crawshaw reads the police report at the village council meeting Thursday evening in Cadiz.

CADIZ — Village of Cadiz officials are thrilled with the results of a recent traffic scan on Country Club Road.

During Thursday’s council meeting, Councilman Thomas Crawshaw read the results of a recent study performed by the Cadiz Police Department.

The study took place during a 15-day period, beginning at the end of August, on Country Club Road by the new entrance to Harrison Hills School. The speed limit was reduced from 35 mph to 25 mph prior to the beginning of the new school year.

Of more than 7,000 cars that went through the designated area, just under 2,000 were speeding.

“We had an average speed of 21 mph and a maximum of 41,” Crawshaw said.

Cadiz Police Chief Ryan McCann said he is equipped with a speed trailer that keeps track of vehicle speeds and he wanted to see the count prior to the start of school to ensure people were not speeding through the area. The trailer was set for 28 mph, McCann said, thus any vehicle that went over that was considered speeding.

Village Administrator Ted Andrzejewski said he and other fellow village officials had come up with the solution to lower of the limit of speed a few months ago and it has yielded positive results.

“It’s nice to have something once in a while work,” Andrzejewski said.

McCann said the speed was reduced because of the intersection leaving the new school. McCann said he is pleased with the results of the study.

“We thought it would be a lot safer, lower the speed down from 35 (mph) to 25 mph,” he said.

In other council news, Andrzejewski said that the street lights for the corners of Liggett Avenue and Country Club Road and Ohio 9 have been ordered.

“This will make the intersections much safer at night and early morning,” he said.

The village is seeking remaining grant funds from the Community Improvement Corporation, CIC, to aid in the funding of the streetlights cost.

The two street lights for Reservoir road will cost the village $3,162 to install, Andrzejewski said.