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Item No. 97-319
Item/Subject: AmesWing Chapter III Article 5 Section
190E the Lava add Ordinances
of the City of Bargor - No Through Tracks - Garland Street
Responsible Department:
Police
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See Attached Letter
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IN CITT COUNCIL -
July 16, 190 -
First Reading -
Referred to Cpnauntty d
Economic Development Committee
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July 2E, 1997
Passed
Vote: I yes, 2 absent
Councilors Voting yes:
Baldacci, Blanchette, Parnham,
Leen, gooey, Tyler 6 Woodcock
Councilors absent:
Aube d Sullivan
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ORDINANCE
( TITLE.) — Amendlne Chapter III Art 5
Sec 19 of the Laws and Ordinances of the
City of Bangor - No Through Trucks - Garland
Street
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97-319
Gary A. Watson
19 Garland St.
Bangor, hg. 04401
TeL 947-6390
E -Mail: Pasonia@ June earn
June 16, 1997
Officer Gary Joule
Parking Comhol
Bangor Police Dept
Bangor, NIE. 04401
Re'. Procedures to have a handicapped parking zone created
Dear Officer Joule: -
I am requesting that a handicap parking zone be created for Garland St, Baager, ME, 04401.
The requested site for the way is located on the Northern side of garland Stree6 in front of 18-20
Garland Stwhich is across the street fiom my home at 19 Garland St, Bangor, ME. The saw is
one of the more narrow streets in the city. Because of the street being on the narrow side, the
street has one-way traffic from Broadway to Center Street. Also, because of the width of the
street, there is no parking allowed on the Southem side of the street. That is why I on asking for
the proposed handicap designation across the about fiom my home.
I am totally permanently disabled. I have fractured two of the vertebrae in the spine and each
with "massive' herniated discs. I recently have managed to aware another vertebrae into several
pieces along with another huge herniated disc. I am in constant chronic pain. The last injury
occurred sometime last winter from a fall on a slippery sidewalk in Gant of my home. I am
scheduled to have another spinal operation m the new finme.
Garland Street over the years (1 have lived here in this house for 9 years) has grown traffic wise
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ftom a iryiet lazy sum to one of the more busy. Over the years, several businesses near -by have
expanded or moved into the neighborhood including the expansion of the Brookings and Smith
Funeral Homs the law firm of Paine Lynch and Hams locating in the house at the comer of
Garland and Center, and there is a day -cue of some type at 22 Garland St. All of these factors
add up to too many cars for not enough on -sum puking for the property owners, the tenants
who rent in the area, and the business owners, their staff and employees. There are fires when
delivery trucks, vans and semi-tmc[or-vaily rigs come down the street and while making
deliveries, block the street.
There are times when my driveway is in use, as an example, I recently had a new roof installed
and the workers were using my driveway, I had to park on the street. My fiactured spine causes
Sum pain from irritation to the sciatic nerves on both sides, it is impossible for me to walk more
than a few her, let alone the block I had to walk last week because the lawyers were parking on
Garland St, and the employees of Brookings and Smith nearly always park on Garland St
Therefore, because of my total disability and the lack of physical ability to walk hardly any
distance I am requesting the handicapped parking sone across the street fiom my hous% and to.
have the street posted for no through trucks. We in the neighborhood do not appreciate big diesel
trucks coming down the street, stopping said blocbng driveways and the end of Garland St. where
it intersects with Center St There are times when big Bend's also use French Scl
After talking with FA Barren, he assured me there will be no problem with the handicap
designation. Please keep me informed as to the progress of my request as I want to attend the
meetings where it will be discussed.
Thank -you, 0 - p