Resident urges action after repainting reduces on-street parking; council to examine ordinance
Summary
A Feeder Avenue resident said a recent repainting reduced his on-street parking and created turning concerns; council agreed to consult the police chief and consider ordinance changes. Council also honored a discounted facility rate for a booking and waived community center fees for a Toys for Tots event.
Tyler Richard, a resident of Feeder Avenue, told the council that recent repainting of curb lines moved parking past a neighbor’s house and reduced the on-street space his family uses, making turns—especially for larger vehicles—difficult. "When they repainted it...they repainted it to match the other side, moving all that parking then down past my neighbor's house," Tyler said, describing how the change has made routine parking and loading more awkward.
Tyler said the underlying problem included vehicles stopping in yellow-line zones near bus stops; he asked the borough to address illegal parking and turning-radius markings. The presiding officer said he had spoken with the police chief and the borough would look into turning-radius markings and consider an ordinance to address parking on corners.
Separately, council voted to honor a previously promised discounted facility use rate for Alan Allmiller (the transcript shows a reduced rate of $2.75 for 'old building' access) rather than rescind the manager's commitment, and the council waived facility fees for the community center's Toys for Tots event scheduled for mid-December next year.
The council said it would follow up with the police chief on enforcement and consider ordinance changes; no formal ordinance was introduced at this meeting.
