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Resident raises parking, idling and safety concerns on South Cherry Street in Wilkes-Barre
Summary
During a Wilkes-Barre public comment, a resident described persistent parking and idling by nonresidents on South Cherry Street, said drivers told them they were conserving fuel, and raised safety concerns including a claim that some vehicles may contain illegal firearms. No formal action was recorded in the transcript.
A resident told attendees at a Wilkes-Barre public meeting that persistent parking and idling by nonresidents on South Cherry Street is causing parking shortages and safety concerns.
The resident said they contacted a transportation company and were told drivers were taking measures to conserve fuel. "I called the transportation company. They told me that certain buttons or drivers this patient, to conserve fuel," the resident said, describing the company's response as relayed to them. The resident also said some drivers do not live on the block and that vehicles are parked in front of homes, displacing neighbors' parking.
The commenter gave a rough count of nearby parking and said two designated spots were affected. "And parking me that we had 2 main attack spots on the street that's down my lane without showing up to," the resident said. The transcript does not clarify what "attack spots" referred to or who enforces those spaces.
The resident also described a time window and raised a public-safety concern: "7PM to 7AM ... it is to guarantee a good portion of the guns on the street are probably not legal guns," the resident said. The transcript records this as the resident's assertion; no supporting evidence or identification of specific vehicles was provided in the remarks.
The transcript does not record any formal response, follow-up direction to staff, or vote related to the comment. The remarks appeared during public comment and were not listed as a distinct agenda item in the provided transcript excerpt.
Details in the transcript are inconsistent or unclear in places; the resident's descriptions of counts and terminology were quoted verbatim where available rather than paraphrased.
No formal action was recorded in the excerpt provided.
