I received a parking ticket (which I have paid) picking my kids up from school last week. I was parked just south of Stanley Place on Wolcott Street under a sign that stated drop off/pick up 2:30-3:30. Of course I had to investigate this as I thought I was picking up my kids. What I have learned is that those spaces on Wolcott with those signs are for drive-by drop off/pick up. It is pretty clear that many of us did not interpret pick-up that way. Look for information from school and in the Superintendent’s column about this as well. The bottom line is walkers are walkers and bussers are bussers. If we choose to pick our children up from school in our cars then we can sit in those particular spots and wait for them to come out to get in the car, but we cannot get out of our vehicles to greet them or we will get a ticket. If we want to get out and walk to greet them then we can park on Wolcott in the 4 hour spaces, on Lincoln, on East Main, on the east end of Trigon, or in one of the lots behind the school. We can also drive-by in the “old bus loop” by the playground on Stanley Place or we can drive by on Wolcott Street. We can get out of our cars on Stanley Place as this is a loading/unloading zone. This is an effort to avoid the dangerous double parking and pulling up on the creek side of Wolcott to pick kids up. The school and the Police Chief have spent quite a bit of time (8+ years) and effort trying to sort out the parking issues at the school, including using committees that parents served on to provide input. Every year new issues come up. If you have questions or concerns please contact the principal or the superintendant of schools.
There are also other parking issues. There is designated no overnight parking in the largest area of the Bank Street parking lot behind McDonald’s Friday night to Saturday afternoon. The barricades we used to use were replaced this year with temporary signs. When we find cars in the middle of our market on Saturday morning we do contact the police department who may choose to write a ticket. In an effort to clear up confusion about where and when you are not permitted to park overnight new signs will be going up. The Farmers’ Market is an asset to our community that highlights many Le Roy Farms, as well as Genesee County Farms and other Genesee County Businesses. Thank you for your cooperation.
On Main Street in the Business District there is 2-hour parking. If you need to park longer than 2 hours there is long term parking in the Bank Street lot (referenced above) and the Bacon Street lot. In the Bacon Street lot; however, there is also posted 2-hour parking during the day to provide additional patron parking for businesses and a designated space for police transports on court day. If you own a business on Main Street you have likely received a letter asking for your voluntary compliance. The 2-hour parking will be enforced. If you have questions or concerns about these other parking issues please contact Chief Hayward.
This is not a very exciting piece, but I do hope it clears up some of the confusion. You can always contact me as well at trusteekeys@rochester.rr.com or the mayor at brady@villageofleroy.org . Thanks for taking a look and for your cooperation. We are all living here together in a nice community.
