[Summit] Fw: Parking

Mona_Delgado at brown.edu Mona_Delgado at brown.edu
Tue May 9 13:21:21 UTC 2006 

>     It's very sad when friends and neighbors start labeling 
>eachother "THOSE PEOPLE" - we are all people and live together.  No 
>wonder there are fierce wars in the world!  Put more blood, sweat 
>and money into seeking solutions - would hopefully make sense to 
>most of us.


Mona

>I moved into this neighborhood 25 years ago to get away from THOSE
>PEOPLE. I don't want to live next door to a constant succession of
>transients. Roommates make the worst neighbors. I've been a live-in landlord
>for 25 years and I've learned that the hard way. The best tenants (and
>neighbors) are committed couples, not roomates. Let those people live in
>some other neighborhood. I've put too much blood, sweat and money into my
>property to let someone moving in and ruin it for me.
>
>Paul
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Thomas Nosal" <milburtus at hotmail.com>
>To: <catuck at cox.net>; <jessica.jenner at verizon.net>;
><Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 9:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Summit] Parking
>
>
>>  Hi Anne,
>>  I apologize. In hindsight what i said wasnt all that neighborly.. however
>>  perhaps its because it doesnt seem like everyone in the summit
>>  neighborhood
>>  is being all that neighborly either, at least not to the less fortunate.
>>  In
>>  a nutshell: those who can afford a house with ample parking are welcome
>>  and
>>  those who have to settle for the tenement with only 2 spaces need to get
>>  out.
>>
>>  The status quo works for most of us in the summit neighborhood.  Most
>>  people
>>  have a $350,000 home with a two car garage and having to park on the
>>  street
>>  isnt an issue. However, here's a hypothetical situation: you just got out
>>  of
>>  college and are looking to move into a nice, safe neigborhood. You hear
>>  about the summit neighborhood, sounds great! An apartment on 8th street
>>  will
>>  run you about $1200, which unfortunately might be a little too much for
>>  someone still paying off college loans. The solution: find a roommate.
>>  With
>>  an extra person on board you can cover the rent but uh-oh; both of you
>>  have
>>  a car, 4 people who live upstairs each have a car, and the driveway only
>>  fits 2 cars! It looks like someones gonna have to pay 15$ every night to
>>  park on the street or move out...that sucks, the neighbors up the block
>>  can
>>  afford a nice house with a two car garage, why cant you?
>>
>>  Something's gotta give. If not overnight parking for all, then those with
>>  a
>>  special case should be able to apply for an overnight parking sticker if
>>  they meet certain requirements (no driveway, apartment doesnt have space
>>  etc...)
>>
>>  Concerning the lawn issue: I wish that people who complain about paved
>>  front
>>  lawns stopped to think that if the tenants of those buildings could park
>>  on
>>  the street, there would be no need to pave nice landscaped yards (as greg
>>  already pointed out).
>>
>>  Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: "Chris and Michelle Tuck" <catuck at cox.net>
>>>To: "Thomas Nosal"
>>><milburtus at hotmail.com>,<jessica.jenner at verizon.net>,<Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>>>Subject: Re: [Summit] Parking
>>>Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 20:35:07 -0400
>>>
>>>No, it's "Move to Boston if you DO want cars on your street, stay in
>>>Providence if you DON'T want cars on the street."  I like the rules just
>>>as
>>>they are thank you very much.
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Thomas Nosal" <milburtus at hotmail.com>
>>>To: <jessica.jenner at verizon.net>; <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>>>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:05 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Summit] Parking
>>>
>>>
>>>  >
>>>  > You live in a city, people have to park cars. move to coventry if you
>>>dont
>>>  > want cars on your street.
>>>  >
>>>  >
>>>  >
>>>  > >From: "Jessica Jenner" <jessica.jenner at verizon.net>
>>>  > >Reply-To: jessica.jenner at verizon.net
>>>  > >To: "'Summit Neighborhood'" <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>>>  > >Subject: Re: [Summit] Parking
>>>  > >Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 17:18:21 -0400
>>>  > >
>>>  > >Wow.  We need to make this a big deal and get Kevin Jackson's
>>>attention.
>>>  > >Regardless of one's personal opinion, if the building inspector and
>  >>police
>>>  > >won't enforce the rules, that is a problem.  Jessica
>>>  > >
>>>  > >   _____
>>>  > >
>>>  > >From: Summit-bounces at sna.providence.ri.us
>>>  > >[mailto:Summit-bounces at sna.providence.ri.us] On Behalf Of Paul Aceto
>>>  > >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 3:29 PM
>>>  > >To: Summit Neighborhood
>>>  > >Subject: [Summit] Parking
>>>  > >
>>>  > >
>>>  > >     Some have mentioned parking in front yards, etc. Here are the
>>>  > > city
>>>  > >ordinances that apply:
>>>  > >
>>>  > >Chapter 15 (Motor Vehicles), Article I, Section 15-11 c) and d):
>>>Parking
>>>  > >is not allowed in the front of a building. You may not drive across a
>>>  > >sidewalk to reach a parking area (unless there is a city-installed
>>>  > >curb-cut).
>>>  > >
>>>  > >Chapter 27, Article VII, Section 704.2 a) and c), Section 704.3: You
>>>can't
>>>  > >pave a front yard as a parking area. Only 50% of a rear yard may be
>>>paved
>>>  > >for parking. You can't park on an unpaved area.
>>>  > >
>>>  > >     I'm familiar with these ordinances because the out-of-state
>>>landlord
>>>  > >next door to me paved his entire rear yard to provide parking for
>>>students.
>>>  > >I had the building inspector out to see it and he agreed. He refused
>>>  > >to
>>>do
>>>  > >anything about it because he had "more important" things to do.
>>>  > >
>>>  > >     Note that 91 Fourth Street is being turned into condos. The owner
>>>dug
>>>  > >up
>>>  > >the grass in front of the house and replaced it with paving stones.
>>>  > >The
>>>  > >contractors are using that area to park their trucks. Where do you
>>>think
>>>  > >the
>>>  > >new tenants are going to park? Why won't Kevin Jackson insist that the
>>>  > >ordinances are upheld?
>>>  >
>>>  >
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