Issue 122 – Thursday 9 June 2011
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Council plans to enforce parking restrictions every day
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he Sunshine Coast Regional Council is keen to work with the Eumundi community organisations and market operators to improve the availability of parking on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Important aims are to generate more traffic flow and to educate drivers not to infringe parking regulations so that their day in Eumundi remains sweet rather than a bitter pill on returning to their car after taking in the full gamut of experiences on offer in Eumundi on market days only to find a parking ticket. Recently the chairs of several community organisations and a representative of the owners of one of the markets met with Cr Paul Tatton and council staff to consider a series of measures that might be introduced to improve the traffic flow and to educate drivers not to infringe parking regulations. These included better signage, increased use of areas on the periphery of Eumundi for all day parkers and leaflets at stalls and shops in prominent positions advising parking restrictions to encourage visitors to comply with parking restrictions. Another proposal under consideration is to designate Eumundi to be a three hour area parking limit except for Cook St where off street parking is not
Are new parking restrictions on the way for Eumundi?
available to some residents, removing 30 minute areas and maintaining existing 10 minute zones, three parking areas outside the Post Office, loading zones and disabled areas. There are pros and cons with this and the Chamber is keen to better understand the views of residents and businesses on this matter. It would mean that every entrance to Eumundi would carry major signs announcing that the town has a three hour area parking limit. If this designation is applied, it is likely to be seven days a week. As from Tuesday 14 June, council parking officers plan to monitor parking restrictions in Eumundi on all days of the week. In the recent past, the officers
have visited only on Wednesdays and Saturdays. This change has been prompted to ensure turnover of available parking to make the most of the commercial opportunities for businesses in Memorial Dr from the growing number of visitors on nonmarket days. Eumundi Chamber of Commerce president Barrie Adams said we need to do everything we can to welcome visitors and being able to find a convenient parking space is part of that. “It is not appropriate that employees park all day in front of a neighbouring business, it’s directly bad for business and not helpful for community relations,” Barrie said. continued on page 7
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