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Council discusses converting Ballmer Street to parallel parking to improve winter access
Summary
Council members discussed converting diagonal parking to parallel parking on Ballmer Street near the clinic, agreeing in principle to post signage and address winter snow removal and handicap access; no formal vote was taken.
Council members discussed changing parking on Ballmer Street — near the clinic and the funeral home — from diagonal to parallel to reduce winter problems with snow removal and narrow travel lanes.
Speakers noted complaints about vehicles partially blocking the travel lane and said parallel parking would reduce conflicts, particularly during school pickup and winter snow events. Council members agreed they were generally in favor of parallel parking and suggested installing signage; they did not take a formal vote during the meeting.
Members also discussed handicap access and the clinic’s main parking area; staff said the primary accessible parking is now in the hospital/main lot rather than at the old clinic entrance. The council asked staff to draft signage and return with a recommendation.
