‘That was a hard no!’ rage neighbors fighting parking plans that will cause ‘tremendous loss’ before they took action | 2JS504Y | 2024-04-30 12:08:01
'That was a hard no!' rage neighbors fighting parking plans that will cause 'tremendous loss' before they took action | 2JS504Y | 2024-04-30 12:08:01
RESIDENTS are enraged over plans to turn a community park into additional parking for a nearby hospital.
Homeowners in Witchita, Kansas have taken action, fighting to keep a small park near Wesley Medical Center as is instead of converting it into a parking area.
As the residents push back on the plans, the hospital hasn't been able to gain any success in its plans to turn Sleepy Hollow Park into additional parking, local news affiliate KWCH reported.
The medical center is meeting to discuss its parking construction plans and hear feedback from the community, in just a few days.
Wichita Independent Neighborhoods Vice President Trish Hileman is speaking on behalf of the worried homeowners in the neighborhood.
"This would be a huge loss to Wesley but it would also be a tremendous loss to the neighborhood," she stressed.
"This is a park that the neighborhood has fought hard to keep here."
As she lives near the park, she also told the hospital representatives that the residents fighting for the park "just want tearing up parkland to be the last thing that is considered."
"As you can see, this is a gorgeous, sweet little park," she said.
Others chimed in to explain that the park is cherished by the neighborhood.
"The park is used all the time," neighbor Kellie Borchers said.
"I come here three times a day. There's people here every day: morning, noon and night."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> The decision regarding the park's future is ultimately in the hands of the Wichita City Council.
"It seemed to the neighbors here that they just have other options that they haven't fully considered," Hileman said.
The Kansas homeowners arent the only US residents who have ran into parking issues with a hospital, either.
A New York City driver had to dispute a parking citation after parking near a hospital when it was proven to be an error.
<p class="article__content--intro"> You can avoid being ticketed by following all posted laws and ordinances, but sometimes mistakes are made </p> </div> </div> Helen Tarullo admitted that she made a mistake when she parked her leased Infiniti on the street but said she didn't notice the meter signs.
In the span of an hour and fifteen minutes, she received two parking tickets.
She paid for one ticket and disputed the other as she noticed the address on it was incorrect.
The driver went as far as to write a five-page letter to the parking authority.
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