The Monday Huron City Commission meeting was trucking along, until it hit a speed bump, on truck routes. Up for consideration was first reading of an amendment to city ordinance regarding the classification of through streets and truck routes in Huron. It brought questions from Commissioner Mark Robish…
Robish is a dispatcher for N-T-A Limited in Huron, a trucking firm. He argued there are more residential areas along 21st street than Lincoln Avenue, yet heavy truck traffic is allowed on 21st to get to Highway 37 and not Lincoln Avenue to get to Highway 14 faster. Mayor Paul Aylward and Commissioner Bryan Smith also said they’ve heard complaints from truck drivers who don’t care to be diverted west away from the more direct approach on Lincoln. The 35 minute discussion on the truck route portion of the ordinance amendment turned to possibly adding Lincoln back as a truck route. City Attorney Jeff Banks suggested the proposed ordinance amendment was not the right place to consider returning truck route status to Lincoln Avenue…
Commissioner Doug Kludt was not in favor of making such a change on the spot…
The Huron City Commission approved first reading of the ordinance on a three-one vote with Robish casting the lone dissenting vote. Second reading will take place next week.