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NewsApril 6, 2007

The Scott City government is set to talk with the TEPPCO petroleum pipeline facility just outside the city limits in an attempt to limit tanker truck traffic through town. At Monday's regular city council meeting, a group of firefighters and Scott City fire chief Jay Cassout discussed the issue with the city council, spurred on by the recent crash of a tanker truck carrying diesel fuel on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau...

By Matt Sanders ~ Southeast Missourian

The Scott City government is set to talk with the TEPPCO petroleum pipeline facility just outside the city limits in an attempt to limit tanker truck traffic through town.

At Monday's regular city council meeting, a group of firefighters and Scott City fire chief Jay Cassout discussed the issue with the city council, spurred on by the recent crash of a tanker truck carrying diesel fuel on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau.

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While Cassout said there have been few accidents involving tanker trucks in Scott City, the potential for a crash is always there.

Mayor Tim Porch said he hasn't approached TEPPCO with the proposal yet, but will talk to company representatives soon.

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