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Post by admin on Sept 18, 2006 19:43:29 GMT -5
I just came from council meeting and I heard about something that concerns me. A resolution has been introduced which will require permit parking on certain streets near the high school. I do live near the school, so I may be affected by this. The resolution does not state exactly what streets are to be affected.
If other readers are already living on streets that require permit parking, I would greatly appreciate feedback.
My first instincts are against this resolution, at least for my street. The reason being that I do not see a need for it. Only on big occasions do we see any overflow from the school.
I have to ask, what caused this concern to come up. Is it the result of resident complaints?
Will a summons be issued to me for not having a permit? Will that summons stick, although I am a resident?
What about visitors to my house?
Cost to me?
Alternative parking for the school visitors? What will they do?
Ugly signs that now have to be posted?
I will be paying attention to this one. I am close enough to the school that I have concerns. The resolution that was read was vague and left a lot of questions.
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Post by Marc LeVine on Sept 19, 2006 8:03:52 GMT -5
Brian:
I don't have the resolution in front of me right now, but I think the ONLY change we made to the existing permit parking designated areas was to add a portion of Robertsville Road near the High School, where a few neighbors came to us and said the parking situation was getting out of hand due to school activity. Actually, Jaye Sims was one of those unhappy neighbors, who came to us last winter, before he joined the council.
My neighbors on Enright Ave have had permit parking, for years, to curb racetrack parking on their street. Though the track no longer experiences massive daily attendance, during the 80's and into the 90's the overflow crowd would park on Enright Ave. to save on the parking fee and to get out of town much quicker. The residents were just miserable until we made the changes. No problems or complaints, since.
Keep me posted if you think there is any negative impact in your area from this change. I doubt there will be.
Marc
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Post by admin on Sept 19, 2006 18:36:32 GMT -5
Robertsville does not bother me directly, but I would be concerned about the loss of parking for the school. Unless there is a plan for school parking, I would worry that the side streets, including mine, would then catch the over flow. We would then have a problem.
I know where Councilman Simms lives, and I would welcome the permits if I were in his and his neighbors shoes. I hope it does not turn into half a dozen of one or six of the other.
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Post by Marc LeVine on Sept 19, 2006 19:36:29 GMT -5
Just keep us posted. We'll deal with your situation, if it becomes an issue. Ours is only a man made ordinance, not the 10 Commandments. Thanks, Brian.
Marc
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Post by admin on Sept 20, 2006 16:18:53 GMT -5
Just keep us posted. We'll deal with your situation, if it becomes an issue. Ours is only a man made ordinance, not the 10 Commandments. Thanks, Brian. Marc Marc, Thank YOU for your attention and clarification on this matter. If I note anything, or hear anything from neighbors, I will let you know. Again, my concerns arose out of a vague resolution at the meeting. |
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Post by Marc LeVine on Sept 20, 2006 16:42:19 GMT -5
Not sure that it was vague. Did you get a copy of the ordinance?
What WAS a little unusual, though, is that the Mayor didn't ask the council for any discussion about what we were voting on that night. That is usually the signal for us to explain things to the pubilc, when we think we may need to. Probably just an oversight.
There were no public comments about this permit parking ordinance during the public portion of the meeting and when we looked around the room, we pretty much knew that the small audience in attendance were mostly there for other reasons, not related to the night's voting agenda.
In any case, I don't think you will be negatively effected by this. Before we did this, we DID consult with our police department about any concerns they had. There were none. Let's see where we are with this when it goes real world.
Thanks,
Marc
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Post by admin on Sept 20, 2006 16:58:18 GMT -5
Sorry, maybe vague is the wrong word. I did walk in late and missed part of the public comment portion. By the time I read the agenda, that part was over. The copy of the agenda meeting did not specify the affected streets.
Thank You, again, Marc ;D
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