My name is Aileen Minor and I live on South Liberty Street in Centreville. I am here representing citizens of Centreville to focus on the very serious problem of large truck traffic through the town of Centreville. Route 213 through town has truly become a major truck route. We have 53 foot tractor trailers, trucks carrying logs, cars, and fuel tankers, and huge covered trucks roaring down our streets....and many, many heavy dump trucks, all day long. Safety is a big issue. These trucks are moving so fast that they couldn't possibly stop on time for a child or adult trying to cross the street. Our police chief said at our last town meeting there is no safe place to pull over the large trucks if they are in violation, as our streets are too narrow. Checking with the Maryland State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division I was told that they have only two roving crews to cover four counties to conduct weighing and inspection operations. So the state police do not have the manpower to adequately check the trucks for violations. Who knows what loads are under the tarps on some of these huge trucks? Could there be contaminated wastes or hazardous materials? We don't know. How about accidents occurring on our narrow streets? Shouldn't they be traveling on route 30l a road designed for heavy traffic and where law enforcement would be easier ? Wouldn't the Dept. of Homeland Security prefer to have trucks traveling on route 30l where they could be more easily checked? Noise and vibrations are also big issues. This heavy truck traffic starts around 3:30 am. and continues all day. Nobody is getting a local delivery at that early hour-they are just passing through town. When these big trucks hit a manhole cover, or use their breaks, the noise is deafening. My question is why aren't they driving on route 30l instead of on the narrow streets of this small community? Professional traffic engineering studies explain that heavy vehicles send strong vibrations through the ground to adjacent buildings causing serious structural damage. That has happened to many of our historic homes here already. Buildings built in the days of buggies and wagons were never designed to withstand the shock of 50,000 pound trucks bouncing within 20 feet of their front doors. Centreville and route 213 are part of a Maryland State Scenic Byway and soon will become a Maryland Certified Heritage Area. The town is officially designated as a National Register Historic district. Having constant heavy truck traffic through this town is incompatible with these designations. Tourism should be a vital part of our historic town with our many early buildings and history. Other towns have circumvented these traffic problems-the towns of Frostburg and Upper Marlboro in Maryland have restricted large truck traffic and we have submitted their ordinances outlining this. Centreville should do the same. We propose that the State Highway Administration should divert the truck traffic as was clearly proposed back in 1998 in the published Centreville Community Plan. There has been greatly increased traffic since then, and it is growing daily. The viable alternate route to divert truck traffic coming from the north would be John Powell Road. It should be the designated truck connection between 213 and U.S 30l north of Centreville. A prominent large sign on 2l3 should clearly state: NO TRUCKS OVER TWO AXLES ON 213 S. USE JOHN POWELL RD. TO 301 Except for local deliveries Approaching the Centreville exit from 30l, south of Centreville, a large sign should be posted on 301 : NO TRUCKS OVER TWO AXLES ON RT. 213 N THROUGH CENTREVILLE USE 301 N. Except for local deliveries The time is long overdue for action! We are asking you, our council members to direct your staff to draft an ordinance to restrict all trucks over two axles in the town of Centreville, except for the local deliveries.