This is from 2014 and 2016. We are posting it now (June 2018,) because it is still topical, and we have been told that certain knowledgeable Grovers believe that the use of handicapped permits has become “out of control” in the Grove. And then, today, Blogfinger received yet another comment on this subject.
Yesterday we walked by one block, on one side of the street, on What-The Heck Avenue, which had 3 handicapped spaces, nearly in sequence, largely taking up an entire public block.
—-Feel free to comment for 2018. Paul Goldfinger, editor
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To the Editor:
Here are my concerns about handicap parking in Ocean Grove. I hope this generates some discussion.
We have a handicap parking spot in front of the home we purchased in town. We are on the second block from the beach, and parking fills up quickly. Over the course of the 3 years we have had our house there have been maybe 2 or 3 instances of a “handicapped” person emerging from a car taking the spot. (By handicapped I mean real ambulatory disability, not the medical definition.)
More typically, like today, an older (or young overweight) couple pulls in, unpacks multiple chairs, cooler, umbrella and hikes it all down to beach. Today that couple came jogging back to the car when the rain opened up. I also have neighbors (older) that bike miles multiple days a week and hike around town just fine, but they too park in…
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