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Committee keeps No Parking sign at 1432 Harp Street after resident appeal
Summary
LaSalle's Streets, Alleys and Traffic Committee voted to keep a 'No Parking Here to Corner' sign at 1432 Harp Street after resident Cecil Poitman and committee members described safety and sightline problems tied to nearby short-term rentals and parked trucks.
The LaSalle Streets, Alleys and Traffic Committee voted on Aug. 4 to keep a “No Parking Here to Corner” sign at 1432 Harp Street after a resident urged the panel to preserve the restriction for safety.
Cecil Poitman, a resident who said he lives at 1420 Harp Street, told the committee he has lived next door to 1432 since the 1970s and opposed removing the sign. “I've been there since 1974,” Poitman said, arguing that parked pickup trucks and vehicles associated with a nearby short-term rental block visibility and make backing out difficult.
Committee members said the restriction was originally installed for safety and because of heavy parking tied to a former tavern across the street. A committee member explained, “We put that no park in the corner in there in about 2011 or so due to the parking because of the tavern,” and noted the house in question is now being rented short-term, which continues to create parking demand.
Committee members identified the removal request as coming from a nearby resident named Jeff Reekrift, who the panel said lives just north of the intersection. The chair displayed camera images and a photo of the house to confirm the sign's location and the proximity of driveways and the adjacent stop sign.
After discussion and public comment, Alderman Laverre moved to leave the sign as it is; Alderman Patak seconded. The chair called for a voice vote, members responded "Aye," and the motion carried. No roll-call tally was recorded in the committee transcript; the chair announced the sign will remain in place.
The committee concluded its meeting with procedural business and adjournment. The item will not proceed to removal; no further scheduling or formal appeals were announced at the meeting.
