Wait Continues For Dalton Enterprises

Willow Street residents are going to have to wait a while longer to find out if their neighborhood is going to have to deal with more truck traffic.

The Planning and Zoning Commission delayed a vote on an application from Dalton Enterprises to allow trucks to use its Willow Street driveway rather that the driveway currently accessed on Railroad Avenue.

The linear trail that runs along the Railroad Avenue access is slated to expand, which prompted the application after the company became concerned about possible limits to that access.

The neighbors have hired Attorney Lou Jacobs to represent them.

"They are very opposed to this," he said.

It's too soon for the application to be considered, Willow Street resident Kim Clarke said.

"If we just have a little more patience we can let the discussion continue," she said. "They can always come back."

The application isn't premature, Dalton vice-president of operations Will McPhee said.

"There is a long, long standing discussion amongst all of us going on 12 to 15 years," he said. The plans were first presented a dozen years ago, he said.

"Willow Street is half residential," said resident Holly Smith, "and you shouldn't have tractor trailers on a residential road"

The commission doesn't meet in August so the matter won't be addressed again until the commission's September meeting.