File #: 19-028    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 2/15/2019 In control: Town Council
On agenda: 2/26/2019 Final action: 2/26/2019
Title: To set seasonal weight limits on roads.
Attachments: 1. 19-028 Cover Sheet, 2. Seasonal Road Postings 2019

I.                     Council Action Requested.

Title

To set seasonal weight limits on roads.

Body

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 February 13, 2019, from Public Works Director Doug Fortier and the attached list of roads to be posted.