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Council rejects addition of Old Underwood to high‑frequency truck route, approves commercial landscaping changes
Summary
After public opposition from nearby large‑lot residential neighborhoods, La Porte council denied a proposal to add a segment of Old Underwood Road to the city’s designated truck and high‑frequency truck routes but approved revised commercial landscaping rules.
La Porte City Council on Tuesday rejected a staff recommendation from the planning department to add a northern segment of Old Underwood Road to the city's designated truck and high‑frequency truck routes, but approved changes to the municipal commercial landscaping standards.
Planning staff proposed adding Old Underwood Road north from roughly 125 feet south of East X Street up to State Highway 225 so that trucks serving the Underwood Business Park could be routed north; staff said the change would allow warehouse tenants to use the route and would reduce pressure on other local…
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