Grove Street Residents Latest to Experience P’ville Parking Problems
Parking issues continue to plague Pleasantville with the most recent complaints coming from residents of Grove Street.
Mayor Peter Scherer said residents have brought to officials’ attention the lack of parking on the street due to the volume of patrons from nearby stores and the Jacob Burns Film Center. According to residents, cars are violating the two-hour parking limit and non-residents are parking in front of driveways, blocking homeowners from entering or leaving.
“I’m interested to think why parking across driveways is suddenly a problem because I’ve really never heard that,” Scherer said. “Obviously it happens every once in a blue moon but it seems like it’s suddenly an epidemic,” Scherer said.
In addition, the fact that parking is allowed on both sides of the street makes the road difficult to navigate, especially when snow or leaves force drivers to park farther away from the curb.
Residents have complained that with the current parking regulations it is almost impossible for two cars to pass each other under certain conditions. Village trustees noted that traffic on the road is worsened by drivers who speed and use the road to turn around and exit back onto Manville Road.
Village board members said that they will look into better enforcement in the area, among other solutions. Residents have requested that markings be painted on the road in front of driveways to clearly show where parking is prohibited. In addition, the board may consider installing a speed table, similar to the one on Romer Avenue, to help slow drivers down.
Scherer said that once trustees have considered all options, they will invite residents to a village board meeting either this month or next to further discuss the problem.
In addition to tackling the complaints from Grove Street, Village Administrator Patricia Dwyer said at last Monday night’s board meeting that the village is moving forward with installing pay-and-display meters in several village parking lot. Dwyer recently received completed surveys of the Cooley Street and Hobby Street area in order to develop better on and off-street parking configurations for the area.
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