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Finance committee urges enforcement as Pine Crest parking blocks emergency access
Summary
Georgetown’s Finance Committee supported school leaders but said it cannot fund a Pine Crest parking lot from TIF funds; members asked police to begin ticketing after the city clerk said two emergencies were blocked by parked cars. The capital project is on hold after a grant dropped.
The Georgetown Finance Committee on Jan. 12 discussed safety and funding options for parking at Pine Crest and asked police to begin enforcement to keep emergency routes clear.
Mayor Darin Readnour opened the item, saying the city does not have the project in its budget and the site is outside the TIF district so TIF money is not available. The committee learned a project-success grant that had supported the effort has been lost, and the mayor said the Pine Crest parking project is therefore on hold.
City Clerk Jacqueline Wilson told the committee “there have been 2 emergencies where the emergency vehicles could not get through and this shows that it is an issue.” Committee members agreed they support the school’s goals in principle but cannot commit city money at this time.
Committee members asked the police department to begin ticketing vehicles that block access; the minutes record that the police chief questioned whether short-term stops were a police enforcement issue, noting vehicles were sometimes parked for only about 15 minutes. The committee emphasized starting with enforcement while longer-term funding and project support are pursued through other channels.
The committee did not approve a capital expenditure at the meeting; members framed the item as a public-safety concern to be addressed initially by enforcement and as a funding question for the full council to consider if grant or other revenue options change.
