The north end of 4th Avenue NE, which many local folks call âthe dump roadâ was officially closed to traffic Monday night by the Belmond City Council.
âââThereâs too much traffic thatâs trying to avoid the official Highway 69 bridge detour,â said Public Works Director Justin Fournier. âLots of vehicles using 4th Avenue NE shouldnât be.â
ââThe north end of the street is gravel, and the heavy truck traffic is beating it up.
âââMy officers have stopped several trucks that have turned off the official detour on 5th Street SE and driven up 4th Avenue,â said Police Chief Rick McDaniel. âTheir GPS devices are telling them to use 4th Avenue. They are following their GPS instead of the signs.â
  Complaints about heavy traffic due to the Highway 69 detour have kept local phone lines busy. Police Chief Rick McDaniel told the Belmond City Council Monday night that complaints are coming from West Main Street, 6th Avenue NW, East Main Street, and Luickâs Lane.
âââPeople havenât figured out the detour yet,â he said. âIt always takes a while. It will get bad again as soon as Third Street NEâis closed for repairs.â
âââI have my officers increasing their patrols of these areas,â the chief stated.
ââMcDaniel also told the council he has been mailing out property clean-up letters. That includes one to the owners of the old motel, who live in Minnesota.
Emergency responders in Alabama react to getting coronavirus vaccine
Emergency responders in Alabama shared their reactions to getting the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
Posted: Mar 2, 2021 9:35 AM
Posted By: Bronson Woodruff
SULLIGENT, Ala. (WTVA) Emergency responders in Alabama including police officers and firefighters became eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines toward the end of January.
Some people WTVA got to talk with said they received both shots of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, but they said some of their fellow workers decided not to get it at all.
Sulligent Police Chief Rick McDaniel said everyone in his department is now vaccinated with the Moderna vaccine, except for one who will receive his second shot soon. He said he urged all of his officers to get the shot.
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