Find solutions to truck traffic

We have a serious truck traffic problem in Moorpark. Mayor Hunter acknowledges the problem and asks our legislators to do something. We continue to hear over and over that it is out of our control as the mayor says, "Moorpark is absolutely powerless to govern any aspect of the highway. . . ."

Still, candidates run for the council and promise to fix the traffic. Bill Veeck once said, "Read the rule book to find out what you can do, not what you can't do." That is the attitude we need.

I don't understand the government gobbledygook, but why does the state want to control the 118? Is it financial, a turf issue, or what? Can the city provide documentation of their efforts with the state? What has been done?

Accidents continue to mount with more people injured or killed. It is a dangerous two-lane road, and trucks increase the danger substantially. I am appalled at the endless stream of trucks that invade L.A. Avenue every day, but the real design for disaster is the on ramp to the 23 north/118 east- a line of trucks stopped at the meter, then trying to achieve proper speed to merge into traffic coming down the hill at high speed. When it happens, it will be a monster.

Santa Rosa Valley got their "No Right Turn on Red" at Moorpark and Santa Rosa roads, and Carlsberg got their intersection to nowhere at Moorpark and Tierra Rejada roads. Now we are going to realign Hitch Boulevard over the the signal, but it will take 10 years. Four years for the EIR, for a road that will be redirected throught an existing parking lot and parallel to the highway. You just have to love our tax dollars at work.

If we all come together, we might come up with a solution. There are bright and innovative people out there and hopefully they will come forward. The easy way is to continue to do nothing and blame the state. It is time to put some passion into the equation and find a solution. It is our city. Ed Freeman Moorpark