Lamont Truck Stop hearing reset for Feb. 20

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The recent foul weather that brought freezing temperatures and snow to the region prompted the resetting of the hearing on the controversial truck stop that is proposed for Nash Road. Originally set for two weeks ago, the hearing has been rescheduled for Thursday evening, Feb. 20. County Attorney Heather Encinosa advised the rescheduling, telling the Jefferson County Commission on Thursday, Jan. 23, that in conversations between County Manager Shannon Metty, the project applicant and other interested parties, all had agreed that it was best to postpone the hearing until another day. “Given that the roads aren’t exactly safe and we want to make sur