Cllr Ann Reid is backing residents living in The Grove who are experiencing problems with indiscriminate parking by drivers mainly associated with the nearby York College campus.

Although Tadcaster Road has – because of the park and ride site – one of the most frequent bus services in the region, a small minority of staff and students still chose to drive as close to the College as possible. The practice not only adds to congestion, but contributes to increased levels of litter and noise in the residential area.

Now Ann Reid has written to officials urging them to agree to the additional parking restrictions requested by residents.

In her Email she says,
“The residents in The Grove have been asking for parking restrictions since at least 2007 and although we did put some in they still feel aggrieved at the amount of disruption that they experience.
From observation I would say that when cars are parked in all the remaining spaces it can cause a problem. Because of the rise in the road, if you at the bottom, you cannot see if any cars are coming down.
Although I supported the Councils position in the past this complaint will not go away. I would support the residents in their request for more restrictions and specifically those that they have suggested”.

Details of the requested restriction are shown right.

It is likely that a decision will be made on the request within the next month although the meeting will probably be held behind closed doors.