It made city officials take notice as well. Schowe, 80, a longtime Warrenton resident, was cited by Warrenton police on Nov. 24 for making an illegal U-turn at the corner of Main and East streets - or at the intersection next to space formerly occupied by JD's Restaurant. She was told by the cop pulling her over that there was an ordinance prohibiting U-turns in the Main Street business district. "I didn't know it was illegal," Schowe said. Nor did Mayor Greg Costello or aldermen. Sure enough, looking through the city's ordinances, Section 325.050 states: "A driver of any vehicle shall not turn such vehicle from Hudson to West Street, or any street in the business district unless such movement can be made safely and without interfering with other traffic." Aldermen approved a motion 6-0 at its meeting Dec. 2 to authorize city attorney Chris Graville to modify an ordinance to allow U-turns in the business district from Hudson Street to West Street. The board still must grant final approval for the modified ordinance. "I kind of like making U-turns in the intersection," Alderman Phil Tallo joked. Costello added: "It's done all day long." The city also is making plans to prohibit people from making a left turn onto Troy Road when dropping off mail at the receptacles at the Warrenton Post Office. Currently, a yellow sign installed by the post office informs drivers a right-hand turn should be made. Most of the time the sign is ignored, aldermen and the mayor agreed. To help the situation, the city is looking into installing an angled concrete curb to direct traffic to the right and painting a right arrow on the street. Also, Public Works Director Rob Hamlin said a channeling device comprised of a 2-inch pipe sticking out about 30 inches from the ground could keep drivers from running over the curb and turning left. "I think turning right will help the flow," Alderman Beth Kendall said. To add insult to whole illegal U-turn event, Schowe became more fumed while sitting at the intersection. A car driving on Main Street made a left turn into a parking spot, a known violation of a city ordinance and within sight of the officer, Schowe said. When reached Tuesday morning, Schowe was glad to see the city make an effort to correct the ordinance. However, she was unsure about the status of her ticket. When she contacted the circuit clerk's office to see how much it would cost, Schowe said the ticket would be $79 for the U-turn violation plus court costs. "It's a very expensive U-turn," Schowe said. But will she ever flip a U-turn ever again? "I don't think so," Schowe said laughing.