BURTON CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON PROHIBITING ENGINE BRAKING
The Burton City Council will consider on Tuesday whether to prohibit the use of engine brakes inside city limits.
Engine braking slows a vehicle using forces within the engine instead of the service brakes. It is often used by large trucks and semi-trailers to reduce wear on the brake pads and help maintain control of the vehicle, but it is prohibited inside many cities and towns because of the loud noise it makes.
Also on Tuesday, the council will debate the addition of a no thru trucks image sign on North Brazos Street at East Mulberry Street – Spur 125.
Other items include considering the city’s final amended general and water/sewer budgets for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year and hiring Permitting Services, LLC to prepare a wastewater permit application to be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before September 8th.
In other business, councilmembers will:
- Consider the Fiscal Year 2022-23 audit of the seizure funds account as required by the code of criminal procedure.
- Potentially grant a mobile home variance for 12407 East Branch Street.
The council will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Burton City Hall.