{"id":15017,"date":"2024-04-19T10:39:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=15017"},"modified":"2024-04-19T10:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T14:39:18","slug":"laydown-yard-in-old-ge-site-causing-a-stir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/19\/laydown-yard-in-old-ge-site-causing-a-stir\/","title":{"rendered":"Laydown yard in old GE site causing a stir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Decatur business which has taken over the site of the former General Electric plant apparently is causing quite a stir in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tug It Trucking has been operating what is essentially a lay-down yard in the Ninth St. lot for a number of months, city officials said. And neighbors are not happy with the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steel beams at Tug It site on Ninth St.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Councilman Matt Dyer raised the issue at the tail-end of Tuesday night’s city council meeting, noting that he had received three calls complaining about the noise and hours of operation at the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That sparked a 15-minute discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCurt (Witte, building\/zoning department superintendent) and I have been down there a lot,\u201d Mayor Dan Rickord said. \u201cThere are a lot of upset residents there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere have been issues there and they are being addressed,\u201d Witte noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rickord said the company had purchased the land from GE at auction, and had been before Decatur’s Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), receiving approval for its operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to BZA stipulations, operations are to be limited to between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Witte said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, \u201cthey have beams brought in and ship them out,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Office and equipment at Tug It site on Ninth St.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tug It Trucking, which identifies itself as a \u201ccargo and freight company,\u201d has its Decatur headquarters at the former Barker & Sons Wrecker Service site on S. 13th<\/sup> St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Decatur Chamber of Commerce lists Seth Huber of Berne as Tug It’s owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOOTNOTE: Neighborhoods in that area also have to deal with 24\/7 train whistles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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