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Council advances first reading on no-parking proposal after heated neighborhood debate
Summary
Council members advanced a first-reading ordinance to restrict parking along one side of a residential street after an extended public comment period that split neighbors and raised questions about enforcement and notification.
The West Warwick Town Council advanced a first-reading ordinance Tuesday that would ban parking on the west side of a neighborhood street, following a lengthy public hearing that split residents over property rights and safety concerns.
The ordinance, referred by the Traffic Safety Committee, proposes “no parking” on the west side of the subject street between Cedar Drive and Robin Lane (text in draft). The council received several hours of testimony from residents and traffic-committee members. The council voted to bring the ordinance back for a second reading after residents requested broader notification and additional review.
Traffic-committee members said the referral came from a resident report of cars parked on both sides of the roadway,…
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