1:15 p.m. -- The bulk of the protest truck convoy has passed through the village of Skaneateles, where the drivers were greeted by hundreds of people lining the streets, most of them cheering.
The trucks arrived considerably later, around 12:45 p.m., than originally planned. As a result, the village's kickoff ceremony for its annual Dickens Christmas program took place prior to the trucks' arrival.
There were no apparent disturbances in the village. State trooper vehicles were interspersed with the trucks as they came through on Route 20.
The trucks slowed down considerably after reaching the Fingerlakes Mall in Aurelius.
At one point, a truck in the line stopped in the middle of the road and did not move for about a 10 minutes until a state trooper pulled him over to the side of the road.
An in Auburn, a trucker was ordered out of his rig by state police, handcuffed and taken into custody. Additional information on that incident was not immediately available.
Members of various police agencies are either monitoring or escorting the convoy along the journey.
Earlier we wrote: About 200 trucks have gathered near Exit 41 of the state Thruway and are minutes from taking off on a trip to the village of Skaneateles, the organizer of the protest convoy said minutes ago.
Charlie Claburn, a member of Truckers and Citizens United, confirmed the trucks are ready to go. Hehas helped put together a convoy that is expected to roll into the village around 11 a.m. to protest proposed regulations that would keep long-haul trucks off certain rural state roads in the Finger Lakes region.
The regulations, supported by numerous Finger Lakes local government officials including Skaneateles leaders, are aimed at reducing the high volume of truck traffic that carries gargabe through small towns from outside the region to the Seneca Meadows landfill in Seneca County.
The truckers say the regulations would hurt the industry severely.
The convoy is expected to pick up Route 20 in Seneca County and head through Auburn on the way to Skaneateles, which is busy today with Black Friday shoppers and the kickoff of its annual Dickens Christmas celebration.
Check back at auburnpub.com for updates.
There were no apparent disturbances in the village. State trooper vehicles were interspersed with the trucks as they came through on Route 20.
The trucks slowed down considerably after reaching the Fingerlakes Mall in Aurelius.
At one point, a truck in the line stopped in the middle of the road and did not move for about a 10 minutes until a state trooper pulled him over to the side of the road.
An in Auburn, a trucker was ordered out of his rig by state police, handcuffed and taken into custody. Additional information on that incident was not immediately available.
Members of various police agencies are either monitoring or escorting the convoy along the journey.
Earlier we wrote: About 200 trucks have gathered near Exit 41 of the state Thruway and are minutes from taking off on a trip to the village of Skaneateles, the organizer of the protest convoy said minutes ago.
Charlie Claburn, a member of Truckers and Citizens United, confirmed the trucks are ready to go. Hehas helped put together a convoy that is expected to roll into the village around 11 a.m. to protest proposed regulations that would keep long-haul trucks off certain rural state roads in the Finger Lakes region.
The regulations, supported by numerous Finger Lakes local government officials including Skaneateles leaders, are aimed at reducing the high volume of truck traffic that carries gargabe through small towns from outside the region to the Seneca Meadows landfill in Seneca County.
The truckers say the regulations would hurt the industry severely.
The convoy is expected to pick up Route 20 in Seneca County and head through Auburn on the way to Skaneateles, which is busy today with Black Friday shoppers and the kickoff of its annual Dickens Christmas celebration.
Check back at auburnpub.com for updates.
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brew1234 wrote on Nov 28, 2008 11:58 PM:
ben wrote on Nov 28, 2008 5:45 PM:
Stop spouting garbage. If you're sick of trash trucks driving NYC garbage past your house, why don't you lobby your government to limit acceptance of such trash at area landfills. "
Northender wrote on Nov 28, 2008 5:02 PM:
Farmer's Gal wrote on Nov 28, 2008 4:37 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 28, 2008 4:28 PM:
What a waste of time and a hassle to people to have to put up with this nonsensical protest.
You want to save money? Protest the tolls on the thruway!!-you can travel safer, faster, and with less damage to the roadways. And people don't have to put up with your damned jake brakes and noise!
What REALLY stopped me from going and standing out there?
My girlfriend slept over last night--YOU figure it out! ;)
bone, you're not the sharpest bone in the shed! LOL! "
the bone wrote on Nov 28, 2008 3:53 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 28, 2008 3:35 PM:
b0ner.
dem bones.
boney maroney.
you ain't got NO smarts, do ya, bonehead? "
tome8689 wrote on Nov 28, 2008 3:30 PM:
brew1234 wrote on Nov 28, 2008 3:19 PM:
interested wrote on Nov 28, 2008 3:03 PM:
the bone wrote on Nov 28, 2008 2:55 PM:
karl again... wrote on Nov 28, 2008 1:29 PM:
I thought briefly about going out to the roadway and holding up my middle finger until they passed, but thought I could use my time more effectively.
What an annoying charade--if you want to change something worthwhile, stage a blockade of the Thruway, to get them to lower the damned fees and tolls. That would benefit EVERYONE, and especially the truckers! "