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Middletown committee considers shifting school-day no-parking window earlier to 6 a.m.
Summary
A traffic resolution would change a school-area no-parking rule from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. to 6 a.m.–4 p.m. on school days to give police more control over morning drop-off congestion; no formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
The Middletown Board of Aldermen Traffic Committee discussed a resolution to amend the city code section on no-parking areas so that restrictions near a local school would run from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days instead of the current 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Committee members said the proposed change was requested by the police department to reduce congestion during morning student drop-off. “I think that was done by the police department. They wanted to restrict the...they want to start, like, I believe, 06:00,” a committee commissioner said during the discussion.
The committee heard that the change would let police better control the area when parents drop off students. The Police Chief explained that parents who currently park during the morning window are allowed under the existing hours and that moving the start time earlier would give officers enforcement authority before school arrival peaks. “If we can change the time, it’ll help us better control that area around the school,” the Police Chief said.
Committee members clarified the restriction would apply on school days, Monday through Friday, and that the rest of the existing no-parking designation remains in place. Several members asked whether the change would affect residents who live on the block; the chief and a commissioner said the primary issue was parents’ vehicle congestion at the school rather than resident parking.
The transcript records the discussion and a request to move the matter forward, but it does not record a formal vote or final action on the resolution.
The committee also noted other nearby locations to evaluate for traffic or signage changes at a future site visit; no decisions on those were made during the meeting.
