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Resident asks council to avoid scheduling conflicts with Vandalia Market, requests parking limits on Skyview and clearer construction updates
Summary
During public comment Vandalia resident Laura Rohde, a member of the Anthony Tristel Memorial Foundation board, asked for better coordination with the Vandalia Market, proposed one‑sided no‑parking on Skyview because of safety concerns, and requested clearer public updates on ongoing roadwork and construction projects.
Laura Rohde of 230 Deervale Court told the Vandalia City Council on Aug. 25 that the Anthony Tristel Memorial Foundation’s Summerfest schedule conflicted with the Vandalia Market on one Wednesday and asked for better coordination when the city schedules park events.
Rohde said the foundation runs a weekly Wednesday community event from June into August, has done so for 10 seasons and books space in Seager Park through the city. She said the foundation learned the Vandalia Market would use the same day on July 23 and that the overlap forced organizers and attendees to split between events. “I just ask going forward that you make better plans,” Rohde told council.
Rohde also raised a neighborhood safety concern on Skyview, a residential street she said is the main thoroughfare into a neighborhood and often narrowed by cars parked on both sides. She proposed one‑sided no‑parking on the north side of Skyview from Curtis Wright to the next corner because the existing curvature creates blind spots: “When you're going around those curves, you don't see the other person coming if you have 2 cars there. So I feel it's an unsafe area.” Rohde asked staff to survey the street and consider extending no‑parking signs.
She closed by requesting clearer public information about the status of local construction projects, suggesting a webpage or timeline that shows project start dates, current status and anticipated completion so residents can track progress.
City staff responded that the Vandalia Market is an independent organization that registers to use city facilities and is not an official city event; the city manager said he had clarified that distinction with Rohde so the foundation would not assume the market is city‑run. Staff also indicated they were taking notes and would follow up with Rohde regarding parking and construction‑status communications.
The matters Rohde raised were recorded during the public comment portion of the Aug. 25 meeting and do not represent council action; they were forwarded to staff for follow up.
