East Greenville officials are considering a truck traffic ordinance. Earlier this month, borough council directed Manager Jim Fry to examine each municipally-owned street to see if a weight requirement is necessary.

            Council could implement a weight limit on certain streets. The intent of the ordinance would be to deal with trucks passing through the borough that sometimes take the wrong streets to local businesses, according to the manager.

            Complaints about truck traffic on 4th Street, Washington Street, West Sixth Street, State Street, and occasionally on Blaker Drive and 3rd Street, promoted the need for the investigation, according to Fry.

            "We understand local deliveries are necessary but through truck traffic on some other streets is not safe," he wrote in an email message received Tuesday morning.

            Street conditions, turning radiuses and the height clearances will all be considered. Mayor Keith Gerhart said he has seen three trucks get struck recently at the intersection of Third and Cherry streets near his home.

            According to Fry, bridge height clearance will be a determining factor on Sixth and Third streets. He wrote that turning radius issues are determinative on Third and Fourth streets.

            "Trucks need to turn on to and off of these streets for access and many of the intersections do not allow turning safely," the manager wrote.

            Solicitor Michael Peters told the members during a July 6 public meeting that the manager was prepared to do the study at little or no additional cost to the borough. According to Peters, Fry has previously collected data that could be incorporated.

            Over the last 10 years, the manager has collected a road condition plan that factors in the thickness of the asphalt and the existing condition. Fry said he will utilize that work as he examines the surface of each street.

            A draft ordinance could be presented to council at the Aug. 3 public meeting, according to the manager.