“Evanko says he joined more than 2,200 local government leaders to oppose this push because “if they were to increase, that will do a disservice to our local roads.”
“Basically, I think of the safety of people and the beating up of roads and everything else over the years … it’s a safety matter, I think,” he said. “It could cost the borough, the state and everyone else more to maintain those roads. It would be really bad for everyone.”
Blairsville Borough council had previously discussed speeding vehicles at the intersection of Market and Walnut Streets, as Chief of Police Louis Sacco expressed that Blairsville Police Department has its hands tied due to state regulations on traffic enforcement.
Among those discussions were freight trucks that would breach the speed limit coming into the borough.
The joint letter was sent to Congress members’ offices Tuesday evening.”