One DeKalb community may become a little safer in the future.

A motion was passed to bring up an ordinance to decrease the speed limit in the Eden’s Garden subdivision; west of Annie Glidden Road and north of Twombly Road, at the Committee of the Whole Meeting of the DeKalb City Council Monday night.

The community expressed a problem with drivers exceeding the current 30 mph speed limit. The proposed speed limit would be 25 miles per hour.

Engineering Services Director Joel Maurer said even though the new speed limit signs may have little impact on drivers, it is one of the best options.

“These signs might not make a difference, but it’s a start,” Maurer said.

Sixth Ward Alderman David Baker said the Eden’s Garden subdivision is a neighborhood that has many children that are often outside. He also said the neighborhood has numerous curves, and speeding drivers pose a great danger to neighborhood children.

DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said they have tried to put more police units in and around the subdivision, but success has been limited. Feithen said DeKalb has a program that citizens can use to help prevent speeding in their neighborhoods.

“Citizens don’t take advantage of it very often, but we have radar units that we will certainly give to citizens and if they want to sit on their street and check the speeds of the cars going through there, so they know whether they are speeding or not; and if they take down the license numbers of the vehicles that were speeding, we will send a letter to the registered owner of the vehicle letting them know they were speeding,” Feithen said.

Baker said people will always exceed the speed restriction, but by lowering the limit, the driver’s speed may be decreased.

“If we put it at 25 and it keeps them under 30, we’ve won,” Baker said.

The council also decided to push back any decision making on the city’s home rule sales tax until the first city council meeting in March 2009.

Two first readings of ordinances were passed at the regular city council meeting.

An ordinance which changes the southeast corner of Peace Road and Route 38 from single family residential to planned development commercial and planned development residential was passed by the council.

The council also passed an ordinance that authorizes the purchase of property located at 664 East Lincoln Highway.