Parents tell Henderson council urgent pickup, parking and policing issues at Pinecrest Horizon

A Henderson parent urged the City Council to intervene after recent changes to pickup and drop-off procedures at Pinecrest Horizon caused persistent congestion and safety concerns for families.

Jonathan "Eddie" Lakinz, who identified himself as a Henderson resident and a city employee, said the school’s shift to a carpool-only pickup model and the loss of access to a shared parking lot used by parents have produced long delays — he told the council he has heard reports of parents waiting as long as 45 minutes to pick up or drop off children. Lakinz also alleged confrontations between parents and a retail-park employee in the adjacent McBid (transcript also spells the business as "Mac bid" or "McBid") parking lot and said some families reported threats of towing during pre-school events.

"The parking situation has gotten so out of hand that events — one being my daughter's event — had to be canceled due to parking challenges," Lakinz said, and he told the council that his children were frightened by confrontations near the lot. He asked Mayor Romero and Councilman Seabach to address the matter "as quickly as possible."

Mayor Romero had earlier told the chamber that while a traffic circulation plan for Pinecrest was approved by the city several years ago, implementation is the school’s responsibility; he said city staff has been in contact with the school, the school’s chartering organization and adjacent landowners to encourage a resolution, and added that Henderson Police will continue patrols near the site.

The transcript documents parents’ complaints and staff contact with the school but does not record a city-initiated ordinance, new enforcement directive or a timeline for corrective action. Parents’ accounts in the public comment period raise safety and operational concerns that city staff and the council may follow up with the school or other parties. The record includes references to online reviews documenting some reported interactions, but no formal police or towing citations were entered into the council record during the meeting.

Lakinz summarized the appeal to council as one for timely action on behalf of families and schoolchildren. "We simply want to get our Children to school on time," he said.

The council did not take immediate formal action at the meeting beyond staff’s prior contacts and the mayor’s assurance of continued patrols; staff referral or a future agenda item could follow depending on next steps taken by city departments or the school.