Resident urges city action after cars repeatedly block driveway and crosswalk near neighborhood school
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A neighborhood resident told the committee that repeated illegal parking during school drop‑off and pick‑up on Maywood Road is blocking driveways and crosswalks; she asked the city to consider marking ‘no‑parking’ areas in front of driveways and to coordinate with police and the school to change drop‑off behavior.
At the start of the public appearance period, Lisa Rogers of 5108 Maywood Road told the Public Works Committee that daily school drop‑off behavior has blocked her driveway and neighborhood access and that drivers regularly park on the crosswalk and directly in front of driveways.
Rogers said the problem occurs every morning and afternoon during school arrival and dismissal. "They're literally parking in front of my driveway, leaving their car, and walking down to school," she told the committee. She said she has contacted school staff, who told her they had spoken with parents but that the parking continued. She also said she filed an online complaint with police and was told to contact the city's public works department to explore painting a four‑foot yellow stripe in front of affected driveways.
Rogers asked the committee to consider marking the curb or otherwise clarifying the no‑parking space near driveways and urged further coordination between the police, the school and city departments. No formal action on the request was taken at the meeting; staff advised her about the appropriate reporting channels and invited her to follow up with staff to provide an exact map of problem locations.