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Board discusses angled parking, right‑of‑way options to ease congestion near proposed daycare
Summary
Board members and staff discussed using urban renewal funds and private work/reimbursement agreements to create angled parking on nearby streets to address drop‑off congestion that could accompany a proposed downtown childcare site; staff will seek quotes and follow up.
Board members pressed staff on parking near the proposed childcare use at the Cascade property and suggested using urban renewal funds or reimbursement agreements to create angled parking on adjacent streets.
One board member suggested, “to create some angled in parking there on Strauss that would benefit both the vet clinic and the day care clinic,” and another said the board should pursue whether the right‑of‑way could accommodate angled spaces. Staff responded that downtown parking requirements were removed years ago and that there is some right‑of‑way space that could be redeveloped. Staff offered to ask the applicants for cost quotes for four or five angled stalls and to explore reimbursement or contractor arrangements.
Board members emphasized that the design should reduce parents’ need to stop on Highway 26 and to improve safety during drop‑off. Staff and at least one board member agreed to pursue cost estimates and examine whether the neighboring property owner would participate.
