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Resident says relocated no-parking sign and sinkhole have made South Avenue parking unsafe for two handicapped drivers

5714449 · August 19, 2025
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Esther Wood told the Common Council that a no-parking sign was moved under a handicap sign outside her home, forcing two residents with handicap plates to navigate uneven ground and a nearby sinkhole; Vice Chair Shook said staff will follow up.

Esther Wood, a South Avenue resident, told the Common Council she and her husband — both vehicles bearing handicap plates — now face greater difficulty entering and exiting their cars after a no-parking sign was moved to a pole directly beneath the couple’s handicap sign. Wood said the pole placement removed a small gap the couple used as a walkway, forcing her 69-year-old husband, a handicapped veteran with a prosthetic, to “trample through the grass” and contend with balance difficulties. The issue, she said, followed nearby…

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