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Ward 3 City Councilor John Burke is trying to find a solution for the lack of visitor parking at the Montserrat condominiums at the corner of Heather and Herrick streets. At last night’s City Council Legal Affairs Committee meeting, Burke said Heather Street is only street in the city that has a no-parking restriction from Dec. 1 to April 1. That restriction is now “antiquated,” he said, because the city has a “blue light” system that bans on-street parking only when a snowstorm is on the way.
“This neighborhood wants to be treated like every other neighborhood,” he said.
Councilors seemed agreeable to Burke’s changes but wanted to hear from the Parking and Traffic Commission before taking a vote. Burke has criticized the commission for taking too long to review matters referred to them by the council. Council President Tim Flaherty agreed the process needs to be improved but said councilors benefit by listening to the experts on the commission before making their decisions.