Hi Friends,
We have just learned some disturbing news in regards to plans that Oxford County has for Hope St. E. This has been confirmed by Frank at Oxford County Road. Apparently the trucks have been hitting the manholes on the street and they now want to remove ALL parking on Hope St E and shift the lanes over from the center. If you look at the manholes - some are in the middle and some are on the side. So even without parking, there will still be manholes being hit - so what is the benefit in this? We have been told they are taking surveys to see how many cars actually park on the street - at 9:00am and 3:00pm, Monday to Friday (when everyone is at work - they need to look on the weekends)! When asked about where residents are to park - we were told we all have driveways - so no more family gatherings. The other alternative is to park on a side street. Really?? Have they seen the side streets? Most of them are far too narrow to hold an overflow of parking.
What about our children? The trucks will now be driving that much closer to the curb of the road and make it that much easier for someone to get hurt. They have said they will put in bike lanes - but I believe that makes an even greater chance of an accident happening.
We have been told by Frank, that he believes a public meeting could be called to discuss this if enough people called about it. Don McKay says he has only heard from 5 people on Hope St and wants to hear from the other hundred.
If you are opposed to this happening - please call Frank at Oxford County Road at 1-800-755-0394 ext 3120 and call Don McKay at 519-532-2500. Please be sure to call both. Even if you don't live on Hope St E - call!! Who knows how long until they want to do something like this to another street. We must stand together!
Please forward this email to anyone else who needs to know what is happening!
Julie Kimpel 
Avon Representative
