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Coalition Against Bigger Trucks briefs Bellefonte; commission votes to send letter to congressional delegation
Summary
Josh Collins of the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks warned commissioners about proposed congressional legislation to allow larger interstate trucks; the commission voted unanimously to send a letter to its congressional delegation after a motion by Scott MacKenzie.
Josh Collins of the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) addressed the Town of Bellefonte on July 13, describing movement in the U.S. Congress to authorize larger trucks on interstate highways and urging municipalities to monitor and respond. Collins’s presentation prompted discussion and led to a motion by Scott MacKenzie to send a letter to the town’s congressional delegation; Andrew Ritchie seconded the motion and the commission voted unanimously to send the letter.
The commission’s action does not itself change local law but records the town’s concern and asks federal representatives to consider local impacts. The motion was approved during the correspondence portion of the agenda after commissioners reviewed multiple emails including those about grant stewardship and federal grant-rule changes.
