Nearby St. Louis community protests Love’s Truck Stop proposal due to safety hazards
The neighborhood of Herculaneum in Jefferson County, Missouri made their concerns and disapproval of a proposed Love’s Truck Stop known. The neighborhood, which cozied up next to a large open field, is now facing the plans for a large truck stop to be constructed in the lot. Long-time community members are organizing to protest the truck stop and have claimed that the plans would be hazardous to children and create an excessive amount of noise and pollution in the area.
The community has started an online petition and a number of peaceful demonstrations outside of the proposed location. One resident, Scott Siegel, has suggested that the community isn’t against building in the location entirely - the concerns of the neighborhood are specific to the location becoming a truck stop.
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The neighborhood of Herculaneum in Jefferson County, Missouri made their concerns and disapproval of a proposed Love’s Truck Stop known.
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