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Trustees continue discussion on trucks Question is raised as to why lot can remain open BY MARNEY SIMON Enterprise Staff @plainfieldnews sweditor@enterprisepublications.com
Truck parking wasn’t on the agenda when the village board met on Monday night. But it didn’t stop trustees from asking questions about a new proposal expected before the board later this month. Dayfield Properties, LLC, has asked the village for a special use approval to provide 160 parking spaces for semi-trucks at a vacant site at 13611 S. Route 30, inside a 13acre property at the north entrance of the Plainfield Small Business Park. The proposal is asking for truck parking, not a terminal or truck stop. However, the site is already being used for the proposed reason, with dozens of trucks already parking on site. That issue has some trustees calling foul. “I’ve gotten a number of calls, comments from different residents that have expressed their concern,” Trustee Edward O’Rourke said. “I think the big question that keeps coming up is, why is it still there today?” O’Rourke said he didn’t understand why the site is already being used for truck
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