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Resident urges town to address school pickup congestion, offers to pay officers for enforcement
Summary
Betty Black, president of her POA, told councilors that parked cars and people waiting for students on Pinewoods are blocking neighborhood streets during school pick-up and drop-off and asked whether officers could be assigned (residents willing to pay for three hours daily).
Betty Black, identifying herself as president of her homeowners association and a resident of 38 Wild Grama Way, used the public-comment period to describe recurrent safety and access problems caused by vehicles and people parking near the school entrance and along Pinewoods during pick-up and drop-off.
"People are walking down in the community, blocking the streets ... You can't see around them. It's just a bad situation," Black said, asking whether the police could help and noting residents' willingness to pay for officers for three hours a day to resolve the problem.
The police chief acknowledged the complaint, said crossing guards are present during school arrival and dismissal, and said staff would review specific locations and consider installing no-parking signs in targeted areas. "We can certainly enforce that," the chief said, and added staff would follow up after a site review.
The chair closed the public-comment exchange by thanking Black and noting staff would look into resolving the issue; no formal action was taken at the meeting aside from the staff follow-up direction.
