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Resident urges action as heavy trucks damage neighborhood streets; staff to follow up
Summary
A Mesilla resident told the commission heavy trucks associated with a university project have used neighborhood streets as turnarounds for months, damaging pavement and parking; staff said it will raise the concern with the project administrator and explore alternatives but reported no immediate enforcement action at the meeting.
A Mesilla resident raised repeated concerns at the Nov. 3 Planning and Zoning/Historic Appropriateness Commission meeting about heavy trucks using neighborhood streets as turnarounds and damaging road surfaces.
During public comment the resident described seeing water trucks and concrete trucks parked and turning in the neighborhood since a university construction project began, saying the streets were being torn up and that neighbors had been complaining for weeks. The resident asked whether the town could contact project administrators and seek repairs or an alternative turnaround to reduce local street damage.
Planning staff acknowledged the complaint, said the road is a public street and that staff would bring the concern to the project administrator or appropriate staff (noting the mayor would not be the immediate contact) and look into possible repairs or mitigation. Staff did not report a formal enforcement action or commitment to immediate repairs at the meeting.
The commission took no formal vote on the matter; staff logged the concern for follow-up.
