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Spalding County commissioners debate ‘no-through-truck’ ordinance; board tables change for redlined weight language
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to add axle counts or a weight threshold to a no-through-truck ordinance, weighing enforcement challenges and impacts on local businesses; the board agreed to table final action and asked staff to draft redline language and provide recommended weight thresholds before 6:00 p.m.
Spalding County commissioners on Nov. 3 debated revisions to a proposed no-through-truck ordinance, focusing on whether to expand a wheel-count rule to cover modern commercial truck designs by adding axle or weight thresholds.
Staff told the board they wanted to add a provision to capture commercial vehicles configured with single tires on rear axles — designs that can skirt a strict wheel-count rule — by including “vehicles with three or more axles.” A commissioner asked whether the ordinance could alternatively or additionally include a gross-vehicle-weight…
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