Well, we lost. After several years of back and forth between concerned citizens, town & county government, industry officials and their retained counsel the last permit needed to build a concrete plant on my street has been approved.

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100625/NEWS/306250048 

We're going to have air quality issues and land depreciation, certainly, but what has really concerned me is that they are building this thing within a mile of 3 schools. You can actually see one school from the build site. There will be nearly 100 concrete trucks a day coming out of there where high school kids drive and buses from all three schools pass. It worries me for them and for me and my family.

There are plenty of more remote areas to put this thing, but the interstate access is a stone throw from this location. The 3 of the five board members that voted to pass the last permit might have just ended their careers.

I understand. Trucks and tuck drivers are dangerous.

Only when they're texting and drinking 40's, lol! Actually, Cooper, I'd worry about my kiddo on that road, too. It's not necessarily the truckers who can't handle the situation - it's the brand new drivers who can't drive around the big trucks. They get intimidated and do stupid things, they get frustrated and try to pass when they shouldn't, they don't anticipate how the wind changes around those big trucks and how it will affect their light cars, they have no idea how much the truck driver can or can't see around them, etc. Plus it's a lot harder to bring one of those monsters to a stop or swerve or something in an emergency on a road with a lot of kids. It's hard enough to do that with a sedan.

Nobody likes trucks but they sure like going to the store and buying all the **** TRUCKS bring in....

Don't want a concrete plant in your town? STOP building.

Sucks to have it that close. Many towns want growth but forget it comes at a price. Of course, they could have located the plant someplace else but they didn't - probably for many good reasons for them.

I agree with the DaQueen on this. I'm not worried about the truck drivers - I'm worried about the school traffic and how teens drive. I drive a 40' motorhome all the time and it's challenging at times. Many drivers of cars don't understand the rule of gross tonage and "an object in motion tends to stay in motion" rule. I've had several close calls with people forgetting how long it takes something heavy to stop. With my tow vehicle, I'm running about 47,000 lbs and it doesn't stop that easy.

Speaking of truckers - many of them don't like motorhomers and they especially hate it when they park in a truck stop. I've had vandalism nearly every time I've parked at truck stop. And, it's not like I'm taking the last space - there are usually lots of empty spots......don't get it.......

Chief I don't get it either. I have heard of places kicking rv's out of truckstops. Dumb.

"Return to Forum Without Posting."

Don't puss out Wes.......

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I think chiefburg's motor home is parked over at the truckstop, I'll be right back!

LMAO!!!!! Poor chief.

Concrete is illegal in Gaza.

Be glad you live in a free country.

The thing is...you get that many truck drivers in an area like that you got a lot of low life's, criminals, guys driving around in big trucks with reckless abandon like NASCAR drivers, terrorizing the local citizens and there children.

I'm sure no good will come from this!

there=their

I don't want to be like one of THEM!

cooper, no offense intended - honestly - but it's not about the truck drivers - I know plenty of them. It's about the increased risk associated with the location. If you saw it you would understand. Don't miss the point. As far as what trucks bring in - I appreciate it - always have. That's never been in question. Accidents happen. The thought of parents (me included) putting car keys in our teenager's hands for them to have to meet mega-ton concrete trucks constantly on a street that is about 14 feet wide is a little unnerving. It's dangerous for everybody. It has nothing to do with your profession or aptitude. I'm sure you're great at your job but I wouldn't want you driving your rig on that street either. It's about the location and the increased danger it poses. It couldn't be in a worse place.

Another point: There are already other concrete facilities nearby - in "commercial" locations.

Typical NIMBY

maybe they can bricks from hemp and mud instead...

HD - I'm far from a typical "NIMBY" as you call it. I never complain about **** - so it shows what the f'k you know. It's in the middle of GD residential area. Want one next to your house? - I'll send 'em your way.

People would probably complain about hemp fumes from the brick factory.

LMAO at X.