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Aldermen rebill parking ordinance affecting Expedition Court near Osman Elementary
Summary
The board moved to rebill Bill 25‑20 and discussed signage and enforcement to prohibit parking, stopping, or standing for school drop‑off/pick‑up on Expedition Court; the board postponed final action to allow necessary signage and coordination before the school year.
The Board of Aldermen discussed and rebilled Bill 25‑20, an ordinance amending schedule 3 of Title 3 of the municipal code to prohibit parking, stopping or standing for the purpose of dropping off or picking up schoolchildren on Expedition Court, a street near Osman Elementary.
Alderman Detweiler explained parents were parking on Meriwether Lewis and in the court across from the school, blocking driveways and requiring a resource officer to direct traffic. She said the city had worked with the school district’s transportation department and principal but that compliance was inconsistent, and that signage is needed to allow police to enforce existing parking restrictions.
On the record, the board noted the bill had been postponed from April 16 to allow time for signage and coordination; the alderman requested additional time to place signs before school resumes. The transcript records motions to rebill and to read the bill for first reading; the clerk and city attorney handled the procedural reading. The board did not adopt the ordinance at this meeting; the item was returned for additional work and will be taken up again once signage and enforcement steps are in place.
