Baldwin council members will be looking at restricting truck traffic and other measures along Bollard Street after an incident there.

On the morning of June 7, a large semi-truck went down Bollard Street but was too high to pass under the utility lines.

The truck pulled down a number of utility lines, tore electrical service from two or three homes, and snapped a utility pole.

The utility pole crashed into a porch and car, causing severe damage. The driver was charged with eight counts of property damage and hit and run, since he left the scene of the incident. He was apprehended shortly later when witnesses alerted police.

Police Chief Gerald Minor asked the council to visit the Bollard Street area to develop a plan for preventing further incidents.

Aldermen considered restricting truck traffic to some degree, but mostly were interested in contacting utility companies to have utility poles and lines raised higher.

It was suggested that the semi which caused the damage was taller than normal.

The board took no action Thursday, but agreed to study the matter further.

In other business, the board:

—Sold to recently retired police officer David Bruner the department’s police dog for the sum of $1. Bruner had worked with the dog for many years, and the dog was also "retired."

—Transferred $3,000 to the special fire equipment fund, a yearly transaction to aid the fire department in equipment purchases.

—Gave notice of acceptance to both the first phase of streets at Raintree Village, where the first set of homes will be located, and Phase 1 of the entrance feature.

—Received bids for Phase II of the entrance feature, the landscaping of the project. Low bid was awarded to Landscape Concerns, of Broussard, for $114,000. An alternate for landscaping maintenance also received bids, but none were accepted and the subject was tabled.