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Jefferson County schedules hearing to consider load embargo on County Road 146
Summary
Supervisors discussed new limits on commercial truck traffic for County Road 146 after increased use by sand-plant traffic; staff cited Iowa Code authority and asked the board to set a public hearing to consider an ordinance that would allow enforceable penalties.
Speaker 1, chair of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors, opened discussion on Dec. 1 about placing a non-agricultural load embargo on County Road 146 to limit heavy commercial traffic.
Speaker 3, who presented the item to the board, said he circulated two relevant sections of the Iowa Code that counties commonly use to restrict commercial loads and to impose a seasonal vehicle embargo. He said crews had completed chip sealing and patching on Road 146 last summer,…
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