What started as a discussion about snow emergency parking rules in the Grove has evolved into a global parking issues dialogue. Talk about hot buttons! In November, 2011, we brought up the subject of parking meters again. It generated an outpouring of comments along with an accusation by a Neptune Committeeperson who said that I was “stirring the pot.” I always thought that stirring a pot resulted in better soup, but not that time.
Actually, the comments that resulted were very interesting, and you should read them again before commenting now. You should also review the parking comments in posts below. Let’s now use this site for more.
The lines of conversations then and now have generally covered the following topics:
- Let’s get nervous now about a future which is yet to come: Will new condo developers be required to provide parking? This conversation focused mostly on the North End situation.
- Let’s worry about OG homeowners who crave a parking space of their own and who are chronically suffering due to “the parking deficiency syndrome,” which causes angry outbursts, motion sickness, and flights of ideas.
- RSIS standards which either are good for the Grove or bad for the Grove and which, whenever they are mentioned, are promptly ignored by everybody because nobody knows what they are.
- And a variety of assorted themes like building a parking garage about one mile out of town, making a million bucks like AP by installing meters, threats of mass suicide by those who hate parking meters, listen to Ken who says that we all need to put up or shut up, and listen to Mary Beth who once lived in town and once found a parking space.
- Then there’s Blogfinger who will let Gosh say the same thing over and over, but we believe in free speech and we think that the town Committee needs to do SOMETHING about parking on behalf of the voters and taxpayers and generally good folks in the Grove.
- And finally we have “Oldtimer” (we think it is a pseudonym, but it might actually be a nym.) Today he said, “Make the North End permit only, two permits per household max, and price at $100 per six months ($200 per year). Strict towing of violaters. That would solve the problem. If there was adeqaute, reliable parking for residents, $200 per year would be a bargin.”—-
—-What can I say? OK commenters, let’s all jump on “Oldtimer” and beat the cr*p out of him or we can nominate him to the Neptune Township Committee. It’s your call.
Paul Goldfinger, editor @Blogfinger EDITOR’S NOTE (2/22/13). The discussion continues, so I will keep this post accessible near the top until the dialogue simmers down.
And our theme song for all of you out there who are feeling jolly rotten about parking—-from Spamalot: