Dear Eleanore Turkington:
My husband and I enjoy walking on the beach in the evening. We have found a majority resident parking spaces in the lots are taken by nonresidents. They do not display paid parking tickets. This is particularly bad on the weekends after the constables leave. The Bradley Point and Where Angels Play parking lots are particularly bad. I realize that our Police Department are stretched thin, but I wish legal parking could be enforced.
TY Slightly Annoyed Resident
Dear TY:
A number of gripes from other readers have arrived on my desk containing similar misuse of parking violations. I was able to locate some helpful information relating to your gripe that I feel sure my other readers will find interesting:
Effective July 1, the city’s s five beach parking lots for non-residents will accept cash only because the lots l parking meters are out of order.
According to Police Chief Joseph S. Perno, who’s department oversees the parking meters or kiosks, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a shortage of parts and service technicians, preventing the kiosks from being repaired.
Chief Perno indicated that private security personnel will monitor the nonresident parking lots and collect the daily cash fees from motorists, including $20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.. and $10.00 after 3 p.m.
The nonresident lots are Sea Bluff, Bradley Point, Palace Street, Morse Park and Sandy Point as well as the April Street boat launch. The city has also announced that its new three-year beach parking stickers have been mailed with the tax bill, but are unlikely to reach residents by Thursday, June 30 when the current stickers expire.
Going on with additional city notifications, to accommodate those who have yet to receive the 2022-2225 windshield stickers, the 2020-2022 stickers will be accepted in all beach parking lots for residents and the boat launch until further notice.
The residents lots are South Street, Dawson Avenue, Rock Street, Oak Street and Altschuler Boulevard. Chief Perno also said driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations are not accepted in the resident parking lots or at the boat launch; a valid, affixed beach sticker is required. All other beach parking restrictions will apply, he said.
Dear Eleanore Turkington:
Non-residents are using the parking lots at Bradley Point and Where Angels Play particularly on weekends when the constables leave.
CO Annoyed
Dear CO Annoyed:
I have forwarded your complaint to Councilman Mel Garthwait who replied,” I am bringing forward a plan to help reinforce parkin. As soon as I meet with the Police Commission., I will be able to respond about what the City can do for parking issues like this.”
Dear Eleanore Turkington:
We need more trash cans down near the Bocci Court entering from the parking lot. There is only one trash can for the entire lot. No wonder there is trash everywhere.
I live across from the Lake Street Beach. Usually by Memorial Day weekend there are two trash cans by all the beach entrances /exits along this busy stretch of beach. Now, there is only one trash can for the entire lot producing an accumulation of trash. At this writing there are 250 to 300 people at the beach. Why can’t the city be proactive and be prepared?
ATB
Dear ATB:
Your gripe was sent to Councilperson Meli Garthwait who responded with, “I have copied Public Works Department for this request.”
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