Public hearing on trucks to be held Sept. 24

By The Citizen staff report

Friday, September 12, 2008 11:39 PM EDT

The state Department of Transportation will hold a meeting Wednesday Sept. 24 to inform the public about proposed initiatives to keep large trucks from driving on rural routes in upstate New York.
According to a DOT news release, attendees will have an opportunity to review informational displays and talk with DOT representatives during the meeting. There will also be a presentation and a time for public comment.

The proposal would “establish a hierarchy” for truck routes, and large trucks traveling through the state will have to remain on interstate highways for much of their travel, according to the DOT. Gov. David Paterson visited Skaneateles in May to announce the coming restrictions for trash trucks driving from downstate to upstate landfills.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Martha Eddy Room of the state fairgrounds' Art and Home Center Building.

Public comments will be accepted through Oct. 10, and can be sent via e-mail to TruckRegComment@dot.state.ny.us or mailed to Commissioner Astrid C. Glynn at the stet DOT, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, N.Y. 12232.

Visit www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/programs/truckpolicy for more information.

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There are 2 comment(s)

Farmer's Gal wrote on Sep 13, 2008 6:04 AM:

" Sounds good -- but I want to know how it will be enforced. "

blueyankee443 wrote on Sep 13, 2008 3:50 AM:

" Will the passions of cons about the tr
ucking industry ever cease.The whole wo
rld lives off of trucks.There is not on
e country without a truck of some kind.
What is the matter,People!!? The world
becomes more insane every year,and who
begins these things,the people who have
never even have the slightest idea of
what a truck hauls for them.Who says th
at OverKill is ok? You dont want a truc
k,but you dont want to pay high taxes e
ither.You dont want life,as you are old
and wont have to be here,when these new
laws come into effect.You want everything,but you dont want the truck
to bring it to you. Great Idea!!! "

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