7.2. SR 09-15-2008 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Residents of School View Edition September 4, 2008 Elk River Police Elk River Fire Marshal Dear Sirs; We are writing to address the parking problems taking place in the School View Addition due to the use of the neighboring athletic fields. Because of the parking problems, emergency service providers cannot get though the intersections. Traffic jams are also a problem due to parents delivering and picking up children from both directions. Both the police and fire departments have received complaints and have both acknowledged that this problem needs to be resolved. This problem has been ongoing for l 5 years. We all feel that the fields should be used to their highest capacity to take advantage of the tax dollars spent to maintain them. However, residents have the right to accessible fire, ambulance and police services, and access to their personal property that are at risk as a result of the participants, parents, referees and school buses that block access to the streets. We are presenting this signed petition in hope of getting the non-resident parking and traffic from the field activities stopped. The following proposal is from the residents that occupy 23 of 25 homes west of l 91 s` Avenue and l90"'Avenue intersection, including those homes from Lowell Street and 190`x' Circle. We are requesting immediate changes including temporary no parking signs until permanent signs can be installed. These changes will allow complete and controlled access-for all-residents and emergency services. The petition gave residents five options. The overwhelming request was: 1. No Parking signs installed to restrict parking within a minimum of 100 feet from all directions of the intersection at 190"' Avenue & 1913` Avenue, 191st Avenue & Lowell Street and Lowell Street & 190`" Circle: 2. Parking needs to be restricted to the north side of the l9ls` Avenue; with a minimum of 100 feet from the 190' and 191 st Avenue intersection and also, the 19l s` Avenue and Lowell Street intersection. Present no parking signs from Lowell Street to the end of 191st Avenue remains intact in both directions. Parking also restricted to the west side of Lowell Street. 3. increased police coverage and visibility. increased police presence during four to nine pm week days and all day Saturday and Sunday. Violators should be ticketed accordingly to the no parking sign laws. 4. Authorities scheduling activities for the field at the end of 191x` Avenue should be required to instruct all drivers to park in the provided district parking lots. All participants should be provided with a diagram of the facility and directions to the parking lots. 5. All visiting participant busses, fans, referees, and umpires must park in designated district lots. Visiting teams and fans must be provided with directions to appropriate parking areas available.