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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, March 9, 2012 · 8 Continued from page 1 Wider study of parking problems is needed she was speaking for 28 neighbours. "The issues for the residents on Douglas are very real, however, they do not disappear when parking is banned on that one street... MacDonald, for some strange reason, allows parking and is now so crowded with cars that cars are parked directly in front of the bus stop. The situation is now so bad that two-way traffic is not always possible during the day on these roads and we really feel it is just a matter of time before a serious accident occurs." Clinning also voiced concerns about the inconvenience caused to those visiting OTMH who can no longer park on Douglas Avenue. While Clinning pointed out not all Douglas Avenue residents may favour the parking restrictions, as some may miss being able to park on the street themselves, seven Douglas Avenue resident delegations addressed council members, all of whom asked them not to reconsider its previous decision. Douglas Avenue resident Christine Elliott, who spoke on behalf of 13 neighbours present at the meeting, outlined what Douglas Avenue was like before the restrictions were put in place. "On two different occasions, one of my children was almost hit by a car while in my driveway. Around 20 to 30 cars would turn around in my driveway every day at that point. They pull right into the driveway. They're not looking for children. These are people turning ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER news of Town council's decision not to re-examine the on-street parking bylaws of the area, saying the Town has made Douglas Avenue's problem theirs. In 2008, council restricted parking on nearby Spruce Street, seen above, near Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) after receiving a petition from residents. around and going up and down the street looking for parking," said Elliott. "There are a lot of nuisance issues that happen with this much volume of traffic. Our garbage bins get run over, our street doesn't get plowed properly, the leaves don't get picked up, but really my main concern is safety. When you are backing out of a driveway and you are dealing with so many parked cars, your line of sight is really obscured. I'm extremely careful pulling out of my driveway and still on a number of occasions I have been surprised by cars. Three of my neighbours have had car accidents." Elliott said on one particularly congested day on her street, she walked over to the hospital and found plenty of parking available in its parking garage. She reported she stopped counting when she got to 50 empty spaces. Douglas Avenue resident Melissa Gaston said she sympathizes with those who are now where to park: Several residents of the streets surrounding Douglas Avenue did not welcome the going through what those on Douglas Avenue went through, but said the solution is not to take away the parking prohibitions. "My submission would be that they also get the benefit of a parking prohibition," she said. Following the delegations, councillors discussed the issue. Ward 3 Councillor Dave Gittings stated the number of residents who have come forward with problems caused by these Douglas Avenue parking prohibitions warranted council's reconsideration. Ward 3 Town and Regional Councillor Keith Bird said the reconsideration was necessary so council could fix its mistake. "Council has effectively done it backwards," he said. "We made a decision, against a staff recommendation by the way, believing we were solving one problem and helping one street. 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