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Residents raise safety concerns on Prospect Avenue; board to contact facility owners and consider signage
Summary
Residents and commissioners described long-running parking issues near Prospect Avenue that block driveways and endanger seniors; board directed staff to contact facility management and owners, and discussed possible no-parking signage, improved lighting and sidewalks as remedies.
Commissioners and residents described persistent parking problems on Prospect Avenue and adjacent streets that have created safety concerns for homeowners and long-term care residents. One resident reported a delivery vehicle had ripped off a mailbox; commissioners said repeated calls and photographs documented the issue.
Speaker 9, summarizing resident complaints, said officials had been "actively working on this" since the problem was first raised and urged stricter measures because warnings had not resolved repeated violations. Other commissioners and the chief of police noted that enforcement alone was not the full solution and recommended contacting facility management and, if necessary, the property owner to improve parking-lot lighting, add sidewalks and direct staff and visitors to on-site parking.
Suggested remedies included time-limited no-parking zones, residential-only parking on one side of the street, clearer signage to distinguish staff and visitor parking, and owner responsibility to upgrade lots with lighting and sidewalks. Commissioners emphasized balancing enforcement with fairness to residents and avoiding a precedent of blanket residential restrictions without careful study.
The board asked city staff to contact the facility’s owner and management, report back on potential upgrades (lighting, sidewalks, signage), and return with recommendations; no ordinance or formal change was adopted during the meeting.
