DALTON, Mass.—The Select Board last week voted in favor of installing "No Parking" signs on Daly Ave near Zinky's Pub.

 

No parking signs will be installed on the east side of Daly from approximately 40 Daly Ave. to 48 Daly Ave.

 

Board members agreed with residents that the "sightline on the corner is pretty dangerous."

 

Neighbors said the parking on Daly has not only caused traffic congestion but has become a safety issue. 

 

Resident Deborah Merry attended the Select Board meeting to urge the approval of the no-parking signs.

 

There was an incident where a resident needed an ambulance but emergency personnel were unable to get to their home because of cars parked along the street, Merry said.  

 

"With this suggestion, we believe it will relieve the congestion at the corner and allow for traffic in both directions to flow without being impeded. This will also allow for better flow for emergency response," Traffic Commission Chair William Drosehn wrote to the board.

 

The concern was originally raised at a March 3 Traffic Commission meeting that several residents attended to express their concerns about the parking on both sides of the street. 

 

The commissioners had received numerous complaints in the past regarding parking in this area and voted 3-2 in favor of sending a recommendation to the board for no-parking signs on that corner. 

 

Commissioners who voted against the recommendation believed that the parking on the street is a problem but felt temporary no-parking signs would be adequate. Others argued that since this has been an ongoing issue, permanent signs would be better.