With many Independence Day celebrations set to take place this upcoming week, Cullman County drivers should be on the lookout for speed limit changes along several county roads as they make their way to festivities.

The Cullman County Commission approved to modify the speed limits to four county roadways last week, June 18.

Reducing the limit for County Road 1534 to 40 mph came at the request of the Fairview Town Council and will coincide with similar changes recently approved for the municipally maintained Christian Street.

The two roadways flow into each other and while speed limits within municipalities are typically set at 35 mph — the standard for county roads is 45 mph — the Fairview council recently approved to increase Christian Street to 40 mph and requested an equal reduction from the commission to allow for more cohesive travel.

The commission also approved to set the speed limit to 35 mph along County Road 939 and to 15 mph along County Roads 464 and 465.

In other business the commission:

— Recognized Judy Aaron for her outstanding service to the Arkadelphia Community.

— Recognized the retirement of Deborah Harden after 32 years of service with the Revenue Department.

— Recognized the retirement of Jerry Bradford after 10 years of service with CARTS.

— Ratified an agreement between the commission and the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office to house Autauga County detainees at the Cullman County Detention Center.

— Authorized Chairman Jeff Clemons to sign a change order from StateLine Mechanical for the Cullman County Courthouse HVAC upgrades in the amount of $23,057.

— Approved the access plan for the county roadways associated with Rock the South.

— Paid the quarterly liability endorsement to ACCA LSIF in the amount of $10,984.

— Made a $33,661 payment to Servpro for remediation at the Cullman County Board of Education building.

— Amended the purchase of two Ford Maverick Super Crew to reflect the price of $27,370 each off a state bid from Stivers for the Revenue Department.

— Approved the proposed Long Branch Pointe subdivision which will contain five lots off County Road 41.

— Approved the proposed Connie’s Cottages Subdivision which will contain seven lots off County Road 949.

— Awarded a bid for hauling aggregate, asphalt and other various materials to Brother’s Concrete Supply.