Yet another Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor
Angle parking: No one listens

I was in the gallery when presentations regarding the planned angle parking on Maria Street were made by four Tavistock residents at the East Zorra-Tavistock council meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 1. These presentations were made to council as “information only” so members had no obligation to debate the issue with the delegation.
Each of the presenters made a number of points why they believe the planned angle parking will be unsafe. At the end of the presentations, Deputy Mayor Maureen Ralph asked councillors if they had any questions for the delegation members, but they had no questions or comments.

Here was their chance, especially the two Tavistock councillors, to explain to citizens why they feel angle parking is the answer to the problems council says we have in downtown Tavistock. (I actually was unaware we had a parking problem.) Their silence was deafening.
We are not asking council to run a four-lane road up Centennial Drive. We are not asking to move the lagoon to the north end of Tavistock. All we are asking is when the construction work on Maria Street is complete, that the lines painted on the road for parking are parallel not angled to the curb.

The people spoke but unfortunately in this case, no one listened.

Beverly Neeb
Tavistock

Letter provided by Bill Gladding / Tavistock Gazette