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Commissioners keep 'no through truck' restrictions after poultry industry requests exception
Summary
After discussion about agricultural haulers seeking shorter routes on county roads, the Board voted to keep the county's no‑through‑truck ordinance in place, citing safety, road damage and prior public concern.
Hart County commissioners discussed a request raised at a public meeting by representatives of poultry integrators to allow agricultural trucks to use certain county roads as shortcuts. Commissioners heard that agricultural drivers said shorter routes would reduce drive time; others raised safety and infrastructure concerns, including overweight trucks, narrow road widths and bridge limits.
Board members reviewed the…
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