Resident urges council to address blocking and safety near Stansbury High School

Trish Williams, a Tooele resident who lives across from Stansbury High School, told the Tooele City Council on Oct. 15 that drivers regularly park in a posted no-parking zone outside her home during student drop-off and pick-up times, blocking her driveway and preventing garbage pickup.

Williams said one truck with a wheelchair lift blocked her driveway for about 45 minutes last year, preventing her from leaving and prompting a nonemergency police response. “I couldn’t leave my home, not even an emergency,” Williams said. She told the council she has contacted school resource officers and Councilman Dave McCall and asked the council to help resolve the recurring problem.

Williams described the home as a multigenerational family residence built in 1913 and framed her remarks as asking for respect for neighborhood families and history. She said vehicles blocking trash cans have required extra collection runs and that some drivers appear unaware they are parked illegally.

Council staff asked speakers to sign in and limit remarks during the public-comment period; no formal council action was taken during the meeting on the matter.

The issue was raised during the public-comment agenda item; no public hearing or motion followed that discussion during this meeting.