A quorum of the Issaquah City Council authorized lower speed limits on two roads Dec. 21.

Beginning Jan. 5, East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast from 229th Avenue Southeast to Southeast 56th Street will be lowered to 35 mph, from 40 mph. West Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast from 193rd Place Southeast to Bellevue city limits will be lowered to 30 mph, from 35 mph.

The council did not authorize a third proposal to lower the speed limit on Front Street South.

Councilmember Joshua Schaer, voting in his last council meeting, expressed dismay at lowering speed limits without budgeting for commensurate enforcement by Issaquah police.

“A sign, by itself, has no teeth,” Schaer said. “A sign, by itself, can be disregarded.”