Several Oro Valley residents told the Town Council on Nov. 5 they were surprised and upset after dozens of new "No Parking" signs were mounted along Calle Buena Vista and nearby side streets, and urged the town to reassess placements and improve advance notice of street work.

"The signs are an eyesore and not compatible with the neighborhood," said Jeanette Bover, a resident who described her home on the corner of Calle Buena Vista and Spring Valley Drive. She told council she had not been notified about the change and said the signs felt out of place in the neighborhood.

Brian Bover, who described a count of the signs, said he tallied roughly 72 new no‑parking signs within about a quarter mile of his home and called the number excessive. "This idea of all these new no parking signs just ruined that feeling," he said.

Other residents added safety and communication concerns. Joanne Michaelson, who said the signs were posted following a September council decision to address parking near a church, asked the town to limit no‑parking postings to the northwest and northeast corners of a specific intersection where line‑of‑sight obstructions occur. She said in some locations signs were placed much farther from the intersection than necessary and in one case a sign would have been seven feet from a mailbox.

Separately, resident Colleen McCarthy described an unexpected, total road blockage during recent work on Woodburn that she said started about noon and left her neighborhood without an ingress or egress. She said signage had promised only delays and that residents received inconsistent answers when they contacted town staff.

Several speakers asked the council to visit the area and adjust signage placement and improve the town’s neighborhood notifications for road work. Council members did not take immediate action during the meeting but heard requests to review sign placement and enforcement decisions.

Clarifying details provided in public comment included the approximate count of new signs (about 72 reported by a resident) and that residents said they had not received flyers or direct notice before road closures or signage changes. Several commenters described repeated police contacts for other neighborhood safety incidents, and asked for clearer communication and targeted safety measures.

What happens next: Council members and staff were asked to review the specific sign placements and neighborhood notices; the residents asked that the town consider moving or removing signs that are not necessary for sight‑line safety and to improve advance notification for road work.