To the Editor:

I have brought this to the attention of the mayor and the city manager. With no response from either of them. Why?

The Third Avenue bridge and road has a sign that states No Trucks and has a 30,000-pound weight limit. Yet the city officials allow overweight trucks to cross that bridge on a daily basis with blatant disregard for the safety of the citizens of John Day.

The infrastructure of that bridge cannot carry an 80,000-pound load, let alone a 100,000-pound-plus load.

The concern is that the city manager refuses to address this issue with the citizens of Grant County. I have sent him several emails which he refuses to answer. 

What kind of city officials do we have here? Public concern should be the No. 1 priority.

Jon Meiling

John Day