November 17, 2011

parents are rushing when they are late in the mornings. Ms. Weiss said that when you live near a school, cars will usually park in front of your house. She asked Mr. Rehman if he was concerned with them parking in front of his house or leaving their cars running. Mr. Rehman stated that they are rushing to get their children into the school, because they are late, and it’s easier to park in front of his house than to drive into the school to drop them off. Chairman Neuer said that if parking is legal on Ardmore then you should go to the Town Council and ask them to change it to no parking to alleviate the problem. He told Mr. Rehman that the Board understands his problem but does not have the jurisdiction to get the ordinance changed and fix it for him. Mr. Sussman and Ms. Weiss both stated that the new plan will alleviate this problem. Ms. Weiss also stated that she doesn’t believe that they will have 300 students in these economic times. She told Mr. Rehman that the new traffic pattern will be a big improvement and parents will be less inclined to park offsite to get to the school faster and only time will tell. Mr. Rehman stated that he’s not sure that it will get better with increased student population. Chairman Neuer stated that he doesn’t know if things will get better either and the people that live there will be the one’s effected. The Chairman said that he always looks out for the residents and this Board balances the needs of the neighbors. Ms. Gabry asked if the school could advise the parents not to park on Ardmore and utilize the new driveway. Mr. Rehman asked if he could invite the members of the Board to physically see what is happening in the morning. Ms. Weiss said that she did go to the school and observed the long lines on Gregory Avenue. She said that she didn’t look on Ardmore but she said that she believes what Mr. Rehman is saying. Getachew Lemma approached the podium and was sworn under oath. He stated that he lives at 6 Ardmore Road which is right behind the school. Mr. Lemma said that his problem is the noise that the children make when they are outside playing. He said that when they play with a ball, there are times the ball comes on to his property. Mr. Lemma wanted to know if there was any way the school could change the wire fence to a solid fence. He felt that this could also eliminate some of the noise. Mr. Lemma said that he

to his property. Mr. Lemma wanted to know if there was any way the school could change the wire fence to a solid fence. He felt that this could also eliminate some of the noise. Mr. Lemma said that he is also affected by the pollution from the buses. Ms. Borg asked Mr. Lemma if the buses have stopped idling in the morning since the last meeting. Mr. Lemma said no and that there has not been any improvement. Shreeram Devre approached the podium and was sworn under oath. He stated that every morning and afternoon there are 20-40 cars parked in front of his house on Gregory Avenue and he has a problem getting out of his driveway. Mr. Devre also stated that people get out of their cars and stand on Gregory Avenue and talk to each other with their car doors open and this is very dangerous. He stated that the cars make a left hand turn onto Gregory Avenue, when exiting the driveway of the school, even though it’s not allowed. 10