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Butler business owners ask council for time-limited parking and handicapped spaces
Summary
Business owners at Boonton Ave urged the Butler Mayor and Council to add a 2-hour parking restriction and install handicapped spaces near storefronts, saying all-day parking by the same vehicles is limiting customer access; clerk and police said enforcement will begin after new signs are posted.
Rebecca Eckert, who owns a business at 14 Boonton Ave, told the Butler Mayor and Council on April 21 that a cluster of on-street parking spaces at High Street and Boonton Ave are occupied all day and are hurting nearby shops. "There are very few spots and all of them are occupied all day by the same vehicles which is affecting their businesses," Eckert said, and asked the council to adopt a two-hour limit for the seven spaces near the corner.
Clerk Brandi L. Smith-Greco said the borough already maintains a one-hour limit on High Street, that missing signs will be replaced, and that the police department will enforce restrictions once the new signs are in place. "We will enforce the restrictions as soon as the new signs are in," the clerk said.
Kerry O'Neill, owner of Bulldog Tattoo at 18 Boonton Ave, separately asked the council to add a handicapped parking space near his business to accommodate clients who use wheelchairs. "I am requesting a handicapped spot somewhere in the vicinity of my business as I have clients in wheelchairs and they have no access," O'Neill said.
The council did not take immediate action at the meeting; members directed staff to proceed with replacing signage and coordinating enforcement. The public comment period closed after other residents asked about unrelated street paving and hydrant schedule issues. The council will address any formal parking ordinance or lot-space changes through follow-up administrative steps and future agenda items.
