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Residents and sheriff back signage plan to clarify parking and turn-around at South Wharf Road landing
Summary
After neighbor complaints about blocked sight-lines and long-term parking at the South Wharf Road landing, selectmen agreed to order new signs (No Parking/Turnaround/Loading zone 15 min) and asked property owners to trim vegetation affecting sight lines.
At a meeting focused on South Wharf Road access, Selectman John H. Gray described complaints about long-term vehicles blocking the turn-around and obstructing sight lines for drivers, including school-bus near-misses. Lt. Timothy Cote of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office attended and agreed that additional signage should clarify parking and load/unload zones. Gayle M. Clifford was directed to order three sign types: 'Town Landing Parking begins here,' 'Town Landing Parking ends here,' and 'No Parking – Turn Around Only,' and the board adopted a 15-minute unloading zone for the landing.
The board also discussed vegetation and long-standing parking practices that may have created prescriptive-use issues for the adjacent private property; they scheduled a follow-up meeting (Nov. 23) to discuss the Gregor family concerns in person and asked property owners to trim shrubs to restore sight lines.
Next steps: Gayle Clifford to order the signs and the board to monitor enforcement once installed; the board set a Nov. 23 follow-up meeting to continue the landing discussion with local property owners.
