Coast to Coast Heavy Haul BDP 26-19

The adjacent property owner opposed the plan but thanked council for adding conditions on third-party parking leases and hours. He asked for fence or wall screening instead of a mound, engineer-certified stormwater plans showing no increased runoff, and conditions that run with the property.

The Bethel Township trustee, speaking as a citizen, opposed the truck facility, citing dangers of mixing 80,000-pound trucks with school buses and children at the tight 202/40 intersection and worry it could become a full truck stop.

A Bethel Township resident with trucking experience warned that 100-foot multi-axle trailers can't make the turn at 202 and 40 and urged council to get independent trucking expertise before approving.