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Residents urge environmental review, traffic fixes as council hears objections to Prospect rezone and Cherry Avenue trucking proposal
Summary
Residents and school leaders pressed the council to require environmental and traffic studies for the Prospect text amendment and a proposed trucking facility near Orange Center Elementary, saying existing infrastructure, air quality and school safety are inadequate.
Multiple residents and community leaders used the Aug. 14 council meeting to press the city for more scrutiny of two related land‑use issues: a Prospect area text amendment tied to new multifamily development and a separate proposal for a trucking facility near Cherry Avenue and Orange Center Elementary.
Main concerns: Speakers described chronic traffic issues, lack of safe routes to school, existing diesel truck impacts and potential air‑quality harms…
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