Truck group, task force don't reach agreement on protest convoy

Representatives from Truckers and Citizens United won't have to wait for a deadline they set of Tuesday to find out if local officials will meet their demands in order to call off a convoy protest scheduled for Friday, Nov. 28 in Skaneateles.

"In this day and age, they should know better than to try threats," Owasco Supervisor John Klink said Thursday after a meeting of the Upstate Safety Task Force -- which includes representatives of municipalities from Cayuga, Onondaga and Tompkins counties -- local haulers, truck companies, the state Motor Truck Association, and Truckers and Citizens United, the national organization planning to roll hundreds of tractor-trailers through Skaneateles on Route 20 the day the village's Dickens' Christmas celebration begins.

Protest organizer Vincent Gramuglia told the task force he wanted to resolve the issue of what he called overzealous truck enforcement so he can call off the protest.