Medina seeks to expand school zone with speed limit at 15 mph

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 July 2025 at 11:41 am

MEDINA – The Medina Village Board is seeking to expand the boundaries of the school zone where the speed limit is capped at 15 miles per hour.

The board will have a public hearing at 6:05 p.m. on July 28 about the expanded zone. Medina Police Chief Todd Draper suggested the change, and Medina school officials also support it, said Medina Mayor Marguerite Sherman.

The school zone is designated from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Mondays through Fridays. The state Department of Transportation allows a school zone to extend a maximum of 1,320 feet along a highway passing a school building entrance or exit of a school abutting on the highway.

The proposed expanded zone includes:

Gwinn Street, extending 1,320 feet north from the northern intermediate school entrance
Gwinn Street, extending 650 feet south of the southern intermediate school entrance
West Oak Orchard Street, extending 500 feet west of Oak Orchard School western loop entrance
West Oak Orchard Street, extending 1,320 feet east of Oak Orchard School eastern loop entrance

The school zone restrictions do not apply to ambulances, fire vehicles or police vehicles when on emergency trips.