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Board approves 5-foot directional signs for Speedway truck fueling area, with one dissent
Summary
After a public hearing, the local planning board granted Speedway and Premier Sign Company a site-specific variance allowing two truck-area directional signs to be raised to no more than 60 inches (5 feet), citing visibility and safety concerns; one member opposed the exception to avoid setting precedent.
The local planning board on Thursday approved a variance allowing Speedway and Premier Sign Company to raise two directional signs in the rear truck-fueling area to a maximum of 60 inches (5 feet), after a public hearing and debate about visibility, safety and precedent.
Betsy Shackleford, representing Premier Sign Company and TriStar Transport, told the board the existing directional signs at the rear fueling area are “very difficult to see” from an eighteen-wheeler and said truck drivers she spoke with had trouble finding the correct driveway. “It would be much better if they were taller,” Shackleford said, explaining the…
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