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Committee removes two handicap parking spaces on Ivy Avenue after months-long neighborhood dispute
Summary
After decades of neighborhood concern and a split record from the Disabilities Commission, the Ordinance Committee voted 4–1 to remove two handicap parking signs on Ivy Ave; the committee approved four other handicap-space installations and left two applications tabled for more documentation.
The Holyoke City Ordinance Committee approved the removal of two on-street handicap parking signs on the west side of Ivy Avenue after extended debate about historical process and neighborhood need.
Councilor Anderson Burgos said the request stems from repeated constituent complaints that the signs ‘‘created chaos’’ for residents at 9 Ivy Ave and that records…
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