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Residents press Cary to enforce truck-weight ordinance on Decker Drive after frequent heavy-vehicle traffic
Summary
Neighbors asked the Village Board to install truck-restriction signage and enforce an existing ordinance after class 8 trucks were observed using Decker Drive; police and staff have acted on some complaints but residents say signage is needed to prevent detours onto local streets.
Residents living on Decker Drive told the Village Board on June 3 they are seeing an uptick in heavy commercial truck traffic and urged the village to post and enforce weight-restriction signage.
“Class 8 trucks are running up and down Decker all day, every day,” said Dave Guinn, a Decker Drive resident, who thanked police for stopping several trucks but said the pattern continues. He asked the board to install class 2 route signage on Route 14 and East Main to prevent heavy trucks from turning onto local streets.
Patty Brown, who lives at the corner of Pearl and Decker, said traffic and speeding have increased and that families no longer feel safe walking children on the sidewalks. “We need signs... We need help,” she said, noting multiple accidents on the street and recent enforcement actions were sporadic.
Guinn said the village already has an ordinance restricting heavier vehicles to class 2 (about 12,000 pounds), and he asked the board to enforce it rather than rely on repeated citizen emails to the police chief. Police Chief Finland and the village’s public-safety staff were credited by residents for responding to specific reports; Chief Finland spoke at the meeting to note the department had contacted trucking companies and, in some cases, persuaded drivers to avoid Decker.
Village staff acknowledged the concern and said Director Kaelin Noonan had arranged for additional signage in some locations and would continue to work with police on enforcement. No vote or ordinance change occurred at the June 3 meeting; residents asked the board to install permanent, visible signage and to coordinate enforcement so the restriction is obvious before trucks turn off main arterials onto local streets.
