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At the Commissioner's Court meeting on January 23rd 2001, the
Liberty County Commissioners voted unanimously to enact a
commercial vehicle weight and regulation ordinance on Liberty County
roads. The commissioners agreed that a company
that would have any truck whose weight would be in excess of 58,420
pounds would have to be registered with the county. Also at the
commissioner's discretion, the company could be required to be
bonded so that any damage the vehicles caused to Liberty County
roads would be paid for by the company. All of the registering will
go through the license and weight division of the Constable's Office
with the Precinct #2 Constable being appointed as the
coordinator.
The vehicles will be given a registration sticker, which goes on
the windshield. When companies know that they are going to be
bringing large loads onto a county road, they must give a 48-hour
prior notification to the commissioner's office whose precinct those
roads are in. The commissioner's office will then give the company a
route to follow to their destination.
As of April 23, 2001, the License and Weight Division has
successfully registered and permitted in excess of 850 companies and
vehicles that are currently working on Liberty County roads. To this
date the registration process has been very intense and steady. This
part of the annual registration process is nearing completion. As
previously promised Liberty County now has a DOT certified officer
whose primary function has been to work on the above new program. I
am very excited and pleased to report the above facts and conclude
by saying I feel that the first year of his newly organized program
is not only successful due to the cooperation of all county
officials, but also the companies and citizens in our county who
have supported this program. With everyone's continued support and
the primary goal of keeping our roads safe and secure for all to
travel, we will have continued
success.
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