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Neighbors and board press Young Israel on valet plan and off‑site parking
Summary
Neighbors told the Planning Board that congregation parking already narrows streets and blocks hydrants; the board required a valet special‑permit and an analysis of queuing effects at the Weaver/Daisy Farms intersection before final approvals proceed.
Residents and several board members pushed the Young Israel applicant for clearer assurances that a proposed valet operation and off‑site parking will not overwhelm neighborhood streets.
Damon Freeman, who lives on Daisy Farms Drive, presented photographs and said current congregation parking makes the neighborhood "very, very unsafe," alleging cars block driveways, fire hydrants and intersections. "They park in front of stop signs. They park they blocked my driveway so I couldn't even get out," Freeman said, and questioned whether a written agreement with Simply the Best exists for overflow parking.
Board members sought specifics about how a 142‑car arrival would be processed and whether queues could overflow onto Weaver Street; one board member noted the entrance-to-road queue is roughly 275–300 feet and asked whether a valet plan accounted for off‑site queuing and intersection impacts. Planning staff recommended conditioning approval on a valet plan and a traffic impact analysis for the Weaver/Daisy Farms intersection; the applicant agreed that a special‑permit process would be required and that the building department will review the valet arrangement.
