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<br />I <br /> <br />8th AVENUE PETITION <br /> <br />We the undersigned residents ofSth Avenue NW, are petitioning for the following: <br /> <br />1. The "No Truck" restriction to be reinstated on Sth Avenue NW, i.e., <br />(tractor/trailers, tankers, dump trucks). <br /> <br />2. Four-way stop signs be installed at 8th Avenue and 8th Street. <br /> <br />The justification and reasons for the above petitions are to eliminate and alleviate the <br />following problems. <br /> <br />Since the "No Truck" restriction has been removed, 8th Avenue is being used as a short <br />cut route for numerous trucking companies. To name a few, Sinclair Fuel, Quast <br />TNT Holland, Truck King, Burger Transfer, and Annstrong Rigging & Electric. <br />Everyday we have to listen to fleets of these trucks roar and gear up and down our street. <br />These trucks are going past our homes at all hours of the day and night. <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />In addition to the noise, these trucks have to make extra wide turns to get onto Sth Avenue <br />from 10th Street. In doing so they have to turn into the on coming traffic lane of 8th <br />Avenue or go over the curb and lawn of the corner property. The corner is too short for a <br />tractor/trailer to make a proper turn, not to mention the danger and property damage these <br />trucks are imposing. <br /> <br />Two other problems are the traffic over flow from 35W/694 and many motor cyclists who <br />frequent Harry's Tavern on Old Hwy. 8. In the morning and especially the evening, from <br />4:00 PM to 6:30 PM, the motorists have learned to use Sth Ave. as a back way to avoid <br />the 35W / 694 intersection. Traffic is backed up from 10th 8t. to the Korean Church <br />everyday. It is almost impossible to get out of our driveways at rush hour times. <br />Secondly, when Harry's Tavern closes at 2:00 AM and also through out the day and night, <br />we get to enjoy the revving sounds of motorcycles roaring down the street. We feel a <br />four-way stop sign at 8th Ave. and 8th St. would defer some ofthis traffic if they had to <br />stop at this intersections. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />In addition to the unacceptable traffic noise and congestion there is the concern of street <br />deterioration caused by the weight of these trucks. We have all been assessed over <br />$1000.00. How long will it be before we have to payout again to have the road replaced? <br />Even thought the road is supposedly built to handle such traffic, it stands to reason it is <br />still going to wear out faster. Why should the residents ofSth Avenue foot the bill? <br />