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Resident urges action on parking and garbage after tight ambulance access in Wakeley/Clarkson area
Summary
Maria Madrid told aldermen she and neighbors face chronic parking monopolization and loose garbage attracting wildlife; she said ambulance access was delayed in one emergency and requested help; mayor and counsel offered a follow‑up meeting with land‑use and police staff.
At the start of the public comment period on July 9, resident Maria Madrid told the Board of Aldermen she wants to be more civically involved and raised two recurring neighborhood problems: vehicles from one rental property monopolizing on‑street parking and repeated loose garbage and makeshift bins that attract wildlife.
"My name is Maria Madrid. I live here in Ansonia... I own my house... but we have neighbors that are monopolizing the parking," she said, describing multiple cars parked in front of several houses and a refusal to use driveways. She added that loose trash has become common, attracting skunks and other animals.
Madrid said the situation is now a public safety concern: an older woman fractured her skull and responders struggled to find a spot to park in front of her home, delaying pickup. "The ambulance could not even find a spot in front of her house to park to pick her up," she said.
President Schubert and Corporation Counsel John Marini offered to set up a meeting with the mayor’s office, land‑use staff and the police chief to discuss enforcement and potential zoning or blight remedies. Marini noted land‑use and zoning enforcement are the likely avenues and said staff would provide contact information so Madrid could follow up.
The board did not take formal action during the meeting but indicated staff will meet with the resident to explore options and possible enforcement or creative solutions.
