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Neighbors, clean-up group push no-parking after dark on Irving Avenue; committee asks police to review
Summary
Residents and Clean River Project asked the Ordinance Committee to impose no-parking from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. on sections of Irving Avenue to deter dumping, drug activity and nighttime illegal behavior; the committee amended the proposal to 6 p.m.–7 a.m. and sent it to the police department for review with a request to prioritize the matter.
Residents and a neighborhood environmental group told the Lawrence Ordinance Committee on Sept. 9 that a no-parking restriction after dark on parts of Irving Avenue should be tried to discourage illegal dumping, drug activity and other nighttime problems along the riverbank.
Patrick Proust (listed on the meeting record earlier as "Patrick Pruse"), speaking for Clean River Project, described ongoing cleanups along the Spicket River and said volunteers and neighbors are forming a neighborhood watch. "This area has seen a buildup of trash, drug activity, and illegal dumping," he told the committee, and asked the committee to consider a…
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