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Commissioners decline immediate weight-limit on Coats Road as public debate over proposed gravel mining continues
Summary
A motion to impose a vehicle weight restriction on Coats Road (County Road 503) failed for lack of a second; residents and commissioners debated safety, zoning, and statute-based limits while litigation over a state lease and a 20,000-signature petition were cited.
A motion to establish vehicle weight limits on Coats Road (County Road 503) failed on May 6 after a commissioner moved to adopt the restriction but no second was offered, leaving residents who attended the meeting frustrated and a legal path still unsettled.
Commissioner Coates moved to pass a resolution establishing a weight limit for the road; Commissioner Coates later recused himself from the formal agenda due to a stated conflict. Commissioners and road staff debated whether to proceed countywide or focus exclusively on Coats Road. Road superintendent Mike Hagler told…
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