[StBernard] Truck Traffic Violations/Property Damage

[Westley Annis]

Craig,
This problem was previously reported however nothing has been done to stop
it.
 
There are tank trucks utilizing streets that are off limits to such vehicles
and they are ruining landscaping and parish property.
 
These trucks are going down Ohio and turning on Despaux and also from Jacob
etc. I was told that they are going and coming from a lift station that is
not working properly. 
One of them turned from Ohio onto Despaux, ran over my lawn with me standing
there like it was routine.
 
Our current traffic requirements, prior to Katrina, required that these
types of vehicles should be using main streets such as Judge Perez and St.
Bernard Hwy. It's time to start enforcing this.,
 
We installed a new mailbox this past Saturday and this morning, Monday Oct,.
30th, it was knocked down.  I called and reported this to the Sheriffs
office to make a formal complaint today.  According to the deputy that we
filed the report with he stated that  he told Mark Madary recently that
large trucks are tearing up streets, sidewalks and people's lawns and that
this should be taken up by the council. He's writing tickets if he himself
catches them. 
 
The duputies can't be everywhere to enforce this. 
The trucks are working on contracts with companies contracted with the
parish and the appropriate parish personnel in charge of these contracts
need to work this issue.
 
We don't need good streets and curbs destroyed. There is enough repairs to
be made without additional hap-hazard un-necessary repair cost.
 
Jill Dolese