HomeMy WebLinkAboutParking Comm. - 10/17/2011Parking Committee RECEIVED
October 17, 2011 j CURKS OFFICE
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Present: Jay Barrows; Karl Clemmey; William Clemmey; Bernie O'Malley; orge
Pantos, Jimmy's Pub; John Korona, Mansfield Bank; Bob Todd-, TW61V0ftg) lardware;
Wayne Smith, Dub's 11 A S,- A C N El $ E_ T TS
William Ross, Town Manager, Kevin Moran, Board of Selectmen, Shaun P. Burke,
Director of Planning and Development, Police Chief Arthur O'Neill, Steve Simonds,
Parking Enforcement Officer
The group discussed excluding North Main Street from Park Row to Shields Street from
resident and employee parking stickers.
There is currently a parking restriction between 8 am and 5 pm, with overnight parking
allowed. Employee parking is allowed in public parking lots with a limit of 20%
employee parking.
The group discussed whether everyone who works downtown can get a parking space
downtown. There was a concern about eliminating employee parking.
The group reached consensus on recommendations to make on a number of issues,
including:
1. Restricting both residential and business permit parking on North Main Street
between 8 am and 4 pm.
2. To allow all -day business permit parking on the east side of Old Colony Way
To allow commuter parking and two-hour parking on the west side of Old Colony
Way.
3. To leave the parking regulations at the public parking lot next to Mansfield Bank
the way they are.
4. To leave the parking regulations in the public parking lot on Old Colony Way
behind Jimmy's Pub the way they are.
5. To require parking permits for five of the eight parking spaces in the Middle
Common public parking lot. The remaining three spaces would not require
permits.
6. To leave the parking regulations at the public parking lot on West Cottage Street
the way they are.
7. To leave the parking regulations at the public parking lot on Thomas/Rumford
Avenue the way they are.
The group will meet again on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.