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6 Mr. Tommy Adkins, 766 Tanglewood Road, representing H. T. Ferron Co., a concrete business, said that his trucks have not caused any accidents. He said the business generally operates from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but there are a few days that they start early or work late. He said he is against one-waying Franklin and restricting trucks. He said he is willing to talk and work with the neighbors. He said Carlton Avenue will be overloaded. Ms. Laura Covert, 1809 E. Market Street, asked people in support of making Franklin Street to stand and a number of people stood. She said they are not trying to push all traffic to other neighborhoods, but she thinks it is a reasonable compromise to have half the traffic go elsewhere. Mr. Bill Emory, 1604 E. Market Street, said the neighborhood has been asking for relief from cut-through traffic since 1988. He asked Council to act with dispatch. Mr. Chuck Taylor, 1606 E. Market Street, said there has been a huge increase of traffic, especially trucks, in the last three to five years. Ms. Betty Jo Dominick, 1610 E. Market Street, spoke in favor of one-waying Franklin Street. She said H. T. Ferron trucks are only part of the problem, but she said they are a big noise problem. She said she does not think voluntary measures will work. She said many large trucks are directed to use Franklin Street by the internet site MapQuest. Mr. Steve Riggs, 1610 E. Market Street, said that 18 wheelers cannot make the turn from Franklin Street and the concrete trucks are noisy. Ms. Victoria Dunham, 2000 E. Market Street, said trains are not that frequent or that long as to cause an inconvenience at the crossing. She supported one-waying Franklin Street. Mr. Greg Gelburd, 1612 E. Market Street, listed the following options: close Franklin Street completely; limit the size of trucks; or widen Franklin Street. Ms. Cindy Cartwright, 1404 E. Market Street, said it is scary for pedestrians, and she would like some traffic to be restricted. Mr. Karl Ackerman, 1611 E. Market Street, asked Council to restrict trucks and make Franklin Street one-way. He said the staff report seems to dismiss some of the neighborhood concerns. He said speeding is not the critical issue. He said vehicles cannot pass safely beneath the bridge. He said he does not trust the data in the report. He said there are not as many as nine trains a day on the route. Ms. Jennifer Ackerman, 1611 E. Market Street, spoke on behalf of Betty Lou Scruggs, her neighbor, who had a truck crash into her house recently, and it was the second time it has happened in six months. She asked that Council make Franklin one- way and prohibit trucks. She said the problems will not be solved by voluntary measures. Ms. Donna Shaunesey, 103 Birdwood Road, representing JAUNT, said that JAUNT has to use Franklin Street when snow is on the roads. She asked that Council exempt bikes from the one-waying if that is approved. A resident of 1403 Chesapeake Street, said the neighborhood is not trying to push all traffic on to Carlton Avenue, but it would create more of an equitable distribution of the traffic. Ms. Alison Ewing said the Chesapeake Street neighborhood voted years ago to support one-waying of Franklin Street. She said residents would like to push back on the industrial encroachment in the neighborhood.