[Summit] Overnight parking

Sat Oct 6 13:32:52 UTC 2007

    Gee, I think I touched a nerve! Who said anything about race? I only 
said that some areas are less fashonable. You are the one who equated that 
with race. But since you mention it, if someone wants to come here and be 
part of the American dream, they can come legally and not with their hands 
out expecting me to support them. You can certainly open your wallet and 
support as many illegals as you like. Just don't force me to pay too.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Gerritt" <gerritt at mindspring.com>
To: "Summit Neighborhood" <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Summit] Overnight parking


> Sounds like a statement from someone who still has not dealt with class 
> and
> race issues and wishes the rest of us were not really promoting a fair and
> just community.  I have friends in Olneyville, Smith Hill, Southside, they
> are part of my community, not the OTHER.
>
> Just a reminder: slavery and genocide were the foundations upon which this
> country was founded.  It has been a 500 year struggle to throw off the
> shackles.
>
> The US already incarcerates a higher percentage of the population than any
> other country in the world, but it never seems to get a handle on the 
> causes
> of crime.  Probably because we start from a perspective of oppression 
> rather
> than a perspective of justice and fairness.
>
> Olneyville has ALWAYS been the home of new immigrants, immigrants here
> either because they strive for the American Dream, OR because the US 
> funded
> the right wing death squads that shot up their neighborhood and tortured
> their family members.  Olneyville is the future of America, so lets make 
> it
> a good one.
>
> Greg Gerritt
>
>
> on 10/6/07 8:30 AM, Paul Aceto at pjaceto at cox.net wrote:
>
>>     Thanks for speaking up Louise.
>>
>>     Have any of you been over to the crpp website? Funny, all of the 
>> support
>> for this idea seems to be coming from the less fashionable sections of 
>> the
>> city. Do you really want Summit to become another Olneyville? Take a look 
>> at
>> the photograph page. Every single one of these cars is breaking the law.
>> Gee, should we legalize bank robbery to keep crooks from breaking the law
>> (sorry, Ordinance)? ;) The website also adresses aesthetics. What is so
>> aesthetically pleasing about a street full of cars; a street that can't 
>> be
>> cleaned or plowed?
>>
>>     You know,  I just might be willing to consider this plan under the 
>> right
>> circumstances. Since everyone (including crpp) claims this is for 
>> residents,
>> lets insure that only legal residents benefit. I propose the following
>> conditions on parking permits:
>>
>> 1) An overnight sticker is issued to a resident for a specific car. You 
>> must
>> show proof of residency in that neighborhood, the car must be registered 
>> in
>> RI and insured. A great many of the cars in my little part of Summit seem 
>> to
>> be registerd in another state. That's OK, let them park in that other 
>> state,
>> since they don't want to pay property taxes here. If you have an 
>> overnight
>> guest, use the off street parking you already have or call the police for 
>> a
>> temporary permit. If the police are rude or unwilling, do what everyone
>> keeps telling me to do: call Councilman Jackson. And like all city 
>> permits,
>> none issued if you owe back taxes.
>>
>> 2) Since a major reason given my many (including crpp) is greenspace, you
>> must show that you have converted at least some of your paved area to
>> greenery. I doubt more than 10% of you will actually dig up a driveway.
>> Certainly none of the absentee landlords will.
>>
>> 3) Some streets must be kept free for emergency vehicles (like the 
>> favored
>> routes to Miraim). Do we still have posted Snow Routes?
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <rlzuckerman at msn.com>
>> To: <jennifer at luxmoore.com>; <jsb at cs.brown.edu>
>> Cc: <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 5:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Summit] Fw: Overnight parking
>>
>>
>>> I am totally against overnight parking.  Many of our streets are too 
>>> narrow
>>> and are hard to navigate during the day.  Many times I have trouble
>>> backing
>>> out of my driveway because of cars on the street.  Maybe only on wide
>>> streets???
>>> Louise Zuckerman
>>> 8th Street
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Jennifer Luxmoore <jennifer at luxmoore.com>
>>>> To: jsb at cs.brown.edu (John Bazik)
>>>> CC: Neighborhood Association <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Summit] Fw:  Overnight parking
>>>> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:05:12 -0400
>>>>
>>>> Do I have to start a petition? (I will) Or is the SNA going to put  one
>>>> out? I sort of figured that's what the SNA did, but if I'm wrong  about
>>>> that, I will certainly put together a petition, just let me  know
>>>> where/who
>>>> I need to drop it off to... Gordon Fox?
>>>> Jennifer Luxmoore
>>>> jennifer at luxmoore.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 5, 2007, at 10:33 AM, John Bazik wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 09:43:41AM -0400, Jennifer Luxmoore wrote:
>>>>>> It sounds like the majority of people are in favor of on-street
>>>>>> overnight parking. It looks like the subject should be brought up to
>>>>>> the appropriate people and the city should make a determination as to
>>>>>> what to do. Whether that involves voting on it, issuing a specific
>>>>>> number of on street stickers per household, street, neighborhood etc.
>>>>>> But it seems that enough people what to investigate the matter 
>>>>>> further.
>>>>>
>>>>> The city is already considering resident permit parking.  There
>>>>> has been a pilot program in Washington Park over the last year and,
>>>>> apparently, other programs are planned.  Here's the press release:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.providenceri.com/CityCouncil/ward10/article.php?id=95
>>>>>
>>>>> I would hesitate to conclude from a discussion on a mailing list that
>>>>> there is any kind of consensus.  You might consider a petition, that's
>>>>> what WBNA is doing in West Broadway.
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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