Letters to the Editor 5-2-24
Hit the road Dear ER: I would like to thank the Easy Reader for bringing the Redondo Beach truck route issue to the community’s attention because I feel the City of Redondo failed to properly alert the residents of the proposed truck route meeting held on March 25 (“Torrance to Redondo truck route vexes city,” ER April 25, 2024). My understanding is that up to 1,500 letters were to be mailed to the residences in the path of the truck routes, alerting them to the meeting. Instead, the city elected to use social media as the vehicle to distribute the notice. They also had 3 electronic sign boards, but I spoke to several people and they said they never read what’s on them. The result was about 10 residents showed up to speak against any proposed truck routes. That is less than 1%. This is more than a noise and air pollution issue. There is road damage that will be caused by four, five, and even six ton trucks constantly passing over our residential streets, which are not built for trucks. And let’s not forget the safety issues. The proposed truck routes have no less than about 10 school crossings. Do we want to subject our children to a potential accident with a five ton tractor…
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