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Downtown merchants and resident urge delivery‑time limits to ease blocked streets
Summary
A downtown business owner proposed an ordinance to restrict on‑street deliveries during peak hours and direct local distributors to alleys or parking lots; the Downtown Merchants Association voiced support. Council said the topic will be scheduled for a future work session.
During public comment at the Idaho Falls City Council meeting, resident Matt Jacobson urged the council to consider a downtown delivery ordinance to reduce safety hazards created when delivery vehicles block travel lanes and handicap zones.
"The goal ... would be to eliminate during peak hours deliveries on street for the local distributors," Jacobson…
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