Big trucks banned liverpool passes local law

By Russ TARBy

Contributing Writer

At its July 10 meeting, the Liverpool Village Board of Trustees approved a new local law prohibiting the operation of trucks weighing more than five tons within the village. The law specifically targets “truck, trailers and tractor-trailer combinations.”

“It has been recognized that there is an increase of heavy truck traffic through the village,” the trustees’ resolution stated. The law, which was drafted by the former board of trustees headed by Mayor Gary White, aims to “regulate and control land use and to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents as well as the integrity of village thoroughfares.” organization that means Caring for Unexpected Survivors of suicide loss.

The resolution cited a December 2022 truck and traffic study conducted by civil engineers Barton & Loguidice which documented existing traffic patterns and applicable laws, engineering design standards and signage.

The law includes a notable exclusion, allowing trucks of all weights to make local deliveries and pickups.

At a public hearing about the new law there was one speaker. First Street resident Joe Ostuni Jr. said he appreciated the new law’s intent and urged the trustees to back it up by enforcing heavy fines.

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