By Staff
March 5th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
Parking certainly got a solid work over at the Council Standing Committee earlier this week.
A delegation took members of Council through a detailed accounting of what she has to deal with and the frustration neighbours are feeling about a problem that is not going to go away and is only going to get worse until someone comes up with solutions.
Mention was made of parking cars on the front lawn – I don’t have a problem with that was the response Councillors were given by the delegation.
The Orchard – where parking is at a premium – and no solution in sight – yet.
Consideration is being given to allowing on-street parking overnight with permits that would come in at about $350 annually. Parking staff were listening – expect something to come back later in the year.
Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman
If you live in the Orchard – it is going to require more than patience to get to the point where there is a solution.
Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman was expected to chair the Standing Committee – he was not available or unable to attend the session in the morning – which is when the parking matters were being discussed.
He did appear after the lunch break – looking just fine. One wonders – better to duck and let someone else deal with the problem?
Great planning department!This is Canada !
Liberals hate cars so it’s not really a problem, now is it?
In Britain, front yards have long since been paved over for parking, most are empty during the day and the paving is decorative and pleasing to the eye. I also happened to be talking to someone during our recent snowstorm who owns a townhouse with a single driveway and they had run out of land to pile their snow.