Parking ordinance dies for lack of motion
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - After about four months, the Syracuse Town Council finally decided on what to do with an ordinance prohibiting parking on certain sides of some of the streets in town.
When council chairman Barbara Carwile asked for a motion on the ordinance, no motion was made, so the ordinance died.
Under the ordinance, no parking would have been allowed on the east side of Harrison Street between the intersections of Pearl and Carroll streets, Carroll and Benton streets, Benton and Henry streets and Henry and John streets.
On Lake Street, no parking would have been allowed on the east side between the intersections of Main and Pearl streets, Pearl and Carroll streets, Carroll and Benton streets, Benton and Henry streets, Henry and John streets and John Street to the channel.
Between the intersection of John Street and the current no parking area, no parking would have been allowed on the east side of Front Street.
No parking of any kind would have been allowed on either the north or south sides of Henry Street between the intersections of Huntington and Harrison streets.
Another ordinance was approved by a vote of 3 to 2, limiting parking to the south side of Washington Street and no parking of any kind on the north side of Washington Street between the intersections of Washington and Harrison streets and Washington and Long Drive.
Town manager Brian Redshaw began the 45-minute discussion on the first ordinance by telling the town council he received two letters and two phone calls against the ordinance. Residents were concerned about losing their parking stalls.
Living in the area for 37 years, Kay Mock said the parking restrictions would be an inconvenience to families.
Tom Knopp said, "I can see this as a real problem" and unnecessary.
"I'm very much against this proposal," said Scott Crothers. He said if the town found it necessary to do something to help with snow removal, maybe the town could limit parking only on certain days.
"We also very strongly are opposed" to the proposal, said Bob Carlson. In the summer, he said, the town has many visitors and more parking is needed. If they did pass the no-parking ordinance, Carlson said, he would end up parking further away from his own home.
Martha Stoelting said parking is limited in the neighborhood because of the older homes. There isn't enough room in an old neighborhood such as theirs to limit parking.
"And again," she said, "what are you going to do on the Fourth of July? It gets nasty. ... I am totally opposed, I think it's a total inconvenience."
When councilman Larry Siegel asked Redshaw if anyone said anything positive about the no-parking ordinance, Redshaw replied, "No."
Fire chief Mickey Scott said in the summer, without the ordinance, he could see a potential problem if there was a house fire. Emergency vehicles would have trouble getting to the home.
Tom Perzanowski, town marshal, said the town has no-parking signs up without ordinances to back them so the police department can't enforce them.
Carol Koble made a motion to pull all the no-parking signs in town that don't have an ordinance to enforce them. The motion was unanimously approved.
There isn't much the town can do about its parking problems, councilman Paul Stoelting said, since the town was built approximately 150 years ago. If they put up no-parking signs, the problem will just move to another part of town, on other sides of the streets.
"I really can't vote for this ordinance," he said.
Current members of the Syracuse Town Council are Barbara Carwile, Bill Hane, Paul Stoelting, Carol Koble and Larry Siegel. [[In-content Ad]]
SYRACUSE - After about four months, the Syracuse Town Council finally decided on what to do with an ordinance prohibiting parking on certain sides of some of the streets in town.
When council chairman Barbara Carwile asked for a motion on the ordinance, no motion was made, so the ordinance died.
Under the ordinance, no parking would have been allowed on the east side of Harrison Street between the intersections of Pearl and Carroll streets, Carroll and Benton streets, Benton and Henry streets and Henry and John streets.
On Lake Street, no parking would have been allowed on the east side between the intersections of Main and Pearl streets, Pearl and Carroll streets, Carroll and Benton streets, Benton and Henry streets, Henry and John streets and John Street to the channel.
Between the intersection of John Street and the current no parking area, no parking would have been allowed on the east side of Front Street.
No parking of any kind would have been allowed on either the north or south sides of Henry Street between the intersections of Huntington and Harrison streets.
Another ordinance was approved by a vote of 3 to 2, limiting parking to the south side of Washington Street and no parking of any kind on the north side of Washington Street between the intersections of Washington and Harrison streets and Washington and Long Drive.
Town manager Brian Redshaw began the 45-minute discussion on the first ordinance by telling the town council he received two letters and two phone calls against the ordinance. Residents were concerned about losing their parking stalls.
Living in the area for 37 years, Kay Mock said the parking restrictions would be an inconvenience to families.
Tom Knopp said, "I can see this as a real problem" and unnecessary.
"I'm very much against this proposal," said Scott Crothers. He said if the town found it necessary to do something to help with snow removal, maybe the town could limit parking only on certain days.
"We also very strongly are opposed" to the proposal, said Bob Carlson. In the summer, he said, the town has many visitors and more parking is needed. If they did pass the no-parking ordinance, Carlson said, he would end up parking further away from his own home.
Martha Stoelting said parking is limited in the neighborhood because of the older homes. There isn't enough room in an old neighborhood such as theirs to limit parking.
"And again," she said, "what are you going to do on the Fourth of July? It gets nasty. ... I am totally opposed, I think it's a total inconvenience."
When councilman Larry Siegel asked Redshaw if anyone said anything positive about the no-parking ordinance, Redshaw replied, "No."
Fire chief Mickey Scott said in the summer, without the ordinance, he could see a potential problem if there was a house fire. Emergency vehicles would have trouble getting to the home.
Tom Perzanowski, town marshal, said the town has no-parking signs up without ordinances to back them so the police department can't enforce them.
Carol Koble made a motion to pull all the no-parking signs in town that don't have an ordinance to enforce them. The motion was unanimously approved.
There isn't much the town can do about its parking problems, councilman Paul Stoelting said, since the town was built approximately 150 years ago. If they put up no-parking signs, the problem will just move to another part of town, on other sides of the streets.
"I really can't vote for this ordinance," he said.
Current members of the Syracuse Town Council are Barbara Carwile, Bill Hane, Paul Stoelting, Carol Koble and Larry Siegel. [[In-content Ad]]