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Holyoke councilor, disabilities commission seek streamlined process to remove unused handicap parking signs
Summary
Councilor Israel Rivera and the Holyoke Commission on Disability discussed an ordinance rewrite to create a tracked renewal process, a searchable list of issued spaces and multilingual communications so unused handicap signs can be removed more efficiently.
Councilor Israel Rivera met with the Holyoke Commission on Disability on March 27 to discuss an ordinance update that would make it easier to remove unused or misplaced handicap parking signs.
The commission and Rivera said the current system relies on individual applicants and the city clerk’s office without a centralized, routinely updated list of issued curbside handicap spaces. Rivera said the proposal — filed originally by Councilors Carmen Ocasio and Dave Bartley — would create a list of currently issued spaces, set a renewal cadence and clarify who is responsible for tracking applications and removals.
Why it matters: Commission members and Rivera said a clearer administrative process would help the city remove unused signs, reduce wrongful blocking of curb space and make enforcement and budgeting more…
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