Neighbors offer alternatives to proposed SH 66 boat-ramp trailer lot; council asks staff to explore changes

Residents who live beside Rockwall's State Highway 66 boat ramp told the City Council on Oct. 6 that a proposed permanent trailer parking lot would remove a valued green space, would be underused and could harm neighborhood safety and property values. The meeting included a detailed neighborhood alternative that parks advocates say would keep car parking, add defined pedestrian connections and use bollards and signage to separate boat and car traffic.

Karen Williams, a Bayshore Drive resident, told the council the green area in question is used mostly by neighborhood residents and is used as overflow trailer parking only on three holidays each year: "This green space is only used for overflow parking on 3 holidays. Memorial Day, fourth of July, and Labor Day. This is just 9 days a year," she said. Kevin and Stephanie Folsom and other neighbors offered an illustrated alternative that would…