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Resident raises private-road truck concerns; planning commissioner urges accountability after elected official's remarks
Marseilles City Council · January 22, 2026
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Summary
A resident told the council heavy trucks are using Lyons Avenue, which he says is a private drive he paved; a planning commissioner publicly criticized remarks by a fellow commissioner that she said demeaned residents' education and income levels.
Marseilles — At the start of public comment, resident John Baratta said heavy trucks from a neighboring business are using Lyons Avenue and causing mud, dust and safety problems at the driveway in front of his home.
"He's driving this heavy equipment...he's destroying it," Baratta said, asking the…
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