The Yukon Traffic Commission voted to install no-parking signs on both sides of the Villa Avenue entrance to the Westport subdivision, directing signage to extend north to the road curve where Villa turns west.

The decision followed testimony from a resident who presented photos showing vehicles parked up to the curb and said the parked cars left “not hardly any room for both cars to get by,” creating near-blind turns and congestion during events such as funerals and amid nearby construction. Commissioners approved a motion to place no-parking signs on both sides of the street; staff said they will set posts within about a week and expect the signs to arrive in roughly two weeks.

Commissioners took up the installation after a resident identified in the meeting as Lake and Castle of 728 Villa Avenue described repeated instances of cars lining both sides of Villa Avenue during funerals and other occasions, and presented photographs showing vehicles parked close to a stop sign and along a curb that narrows the travelway. “You meet someone right there, which I did, there is not hardly any room for both cars to get by,” Lake and Castle said. The resident said the issue has been worse while construction is under way on the east side of the area and warned there may be more construction on the west side.

During discussion a speaker noted a vehicle had been parked “right up against the abandonment curb,” close to a stop sign, and said they had called the police but the vehicle was gone when they returned; it was not specified in the meeting whether the police issued a citation or other enforcement action. Commissioners discussed how far the no-parking restriction should extend; one commissioner said the restriction should run “all the way north to where the road curves back to the west.”

The motion to post no-parking signs on both sides, extending north to the curb/curve, carried by voice vote. Meeting staff explained the logistics: city crews will order the signs, set black signposts within about a week, and signs typically arrive in about two weeks before installation. A commissioner asked residents to contact the commission chair or staff if parking problems continue after the signs are installed.

The commission also approved the minutes of its June 10, 2025, regular meeting earlier in the session. At the end of the meeting commissioners set the next meeting for Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, and adjourned.

Less critical details: a resident noted that a nearby funeral let out the same day photos were taken, which may have contributed to overflow parking. It was not specified whether the city will pursue additional enforcement or outreach to event organizers about overflow parking options.