File #: 17-035    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 2/2/2017 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 2/14/2017 Final action:
Title: To set seasonal weight limits on roads.
Attachments: 1. 17-035 Cover Sheet, 2. Memo Public Works Director - Road Postings for 2017, 3. 2017 Road Posting List
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I.                     Council Action Requested.

Title

To set seasonal weight limits on roads.

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II.                     Basis for Council Action.

 

Council approval of this item is required because;

           

a.                     29-A M.R.S.A. §2395(4) authorizes the municipal officers of any municipality to establish weight restrictions on public ways;

b.                     There are public ways which are likely to be damaged by heavy traffic during certain times of year; and

c.                     pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Charter "[t]he Town Council, hereinafter called the 'Council', shall be and constitute the municipal officers of the Town."

 

III.                     Issue Summary.

 

Please refer to the attached memo, dated January 26, 2017, from Public Works Director Doug Fortier and the attached list of roads to be posted.