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Council directs signage and stronger enforcement after repeated overnight parking at Canyon and Hellhole trailheads

3309749 · May 9, 2025
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Summary

City staff will post 'no overnight parking' signs and pursue towing in problem parks after council feedback that ticketing alone has not stopped repeated overnight parking and overflow from nearby apartments.

Washington City council members on Wednesday directed staff to install targeted signage and consider towing as the final enforcement tool to address repeated overnight and overflow parking at several city parks.

Parks staff reported recurring parking pressure at Canyon Park and the Hellhole trailhead, which council members said were being used for overnight or overflow parking by residents of nearby apartment complexes. Staff also reported issues at Treasure Valley Park where neighbors have complained about vehicles and trailers being stored in lots intended for park users.

What the council asked staff to do: Jeremy (parks staff) told the…

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