Bone Volunteers for Cannon Duty; RT Speed Limit Changes

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Round Top Mayor Barry Bone volunteered to fire the replica Civil War cannon to launch this year’s Fourth of July celebration after the people who usually do the honors declined because of COVID-19. “I would love to fire the cannon,” Bone said on Monday’s teleconference council meeting. “I’ll get them to show me how to do it.” What Bone, a relative newcomer to town, may not know is that the reason the squat little cannon is a replica is that several decades ago the original blew up with a former mayor aboard in an early case of “hold my beer and watch this …” That mayor was bound for glory and unavailable for re-election.

Chamber rep Brenda Bartlett reported that the pop-up market was a big success. The town was full of cars and customers all weekend. In other council business, the mayor announced that the expansion of town wastewater storage capacity is complete.

Town consultant David Stall told council members that two radar speed limit signs have been erected leading into town and are operating. A new ordinance provides for speed limits and speed zones. Mayor Bone said, “This ordinance was set up to change all the speed limits in town. They won’t be effective on the highway unless TxDOT approves them. Speed limits on all nonthoroughfare streets will be 25 mph; on Bauer-Rummel Rd and East Mill St., 30 mph; on SH 237 (Washington St.) 45, dropping to 40.”