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Town Council votes to pursue state variance to allow angle parking on Spring Street
Summary
After hearing letters from the hospital and the chamber and extensive public comment, the council voted to pursue a variance from Montana DOT to allow angle parking on specified downtown blocks of Spring Street; council members and business owners will collect engineering data and letters of support before submitting a formal variance package.
The Town Council voted to pursue a state variance to allow angle parking on specified blocks of Spring Street after an extended discussion of safety, business access and state law.
Chair (speaker 1) opened the item by summarizing a recent meeting with state highway staff and citing Montana Code 61-8-355, which the chair said bars angle parking on commission-designated or state highways unless the Department of Transportation determines the roadway is wide enough. The chair said the law dates to 2003 and that the town has a mix of existing angle and parallel parking.
The council read a letter from the local hospital (attributed to Megan Calville) urging parallel parking because ambulance crews have had close calls when vehicles are angled; the chair read the hospital letter aloud. Bailey, speaking for the chamber, said the…
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