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Residents press county on truck routing, speeding and enforcement staffing
Summary
Residents reported semi trucks running stop signs and drivers using neighborhood streets as cut‑throughs; Commissioner Kenner Jones and county administration discussed jurisdiction limits, sheriff staffing shortages and the possibility of a dedicated marshal force for truck ordinances.
Several residents described hazardous conditions near Parkside Village and other neighborhoods, saying dump trucks and semi trucks run stop signs, workers fail to direct traffic consistently, and median/shoulder parking by tractor‑trailers creates safety hazards. One resident said, "I've had almost 2 head on collisions just trying to get out of my neighborhood."
Commissioner Kenner Jones explained that many problematic roads are state‑owned (for example, Fairburn Road) and that the county cannot unilaterally enforce those corridors; she noted the sheriff's office is "45 plus positions short," limiting enforcement. As a possible model, she requested staff study a separate marshal force to enforce truck ordinances, citing Cherokee County's example of a targeted enforcement unit that supplements existing law enforcement.
