Dear Editor,
Re: “Residents angered over parking spaces,” Letters, June 7 and “Go talk to your strata,” Letters, June 9.
Residents of 3088 Francis Rd., beware of a hypocritical vigilante movement that’s being mounted!
Nearly two years ago, before certain homeowners on 3100 Francis Rd. moved to this area, our neighbourhood was peaceful and friendly.
Now, it’s becoming sort of a civic war zone regarding the parking issue.
Coincidentally, soon after they settled here, unsigned notes began to appear on cars parked in front of their houses threatening ticketing and towing. Now, these vigilantes have fallen to taking licence plate numbers of cars parked, and calling police to issue tickets when their watches show them overtime parking.
How very sad that they spend their days in such a way. They punish others, but abuse the system themselves.
The comments about gardeners and guests and repairmen coming and not finding parking is laughable. I walk by regularly several times a day, and I vouch there has been ample parking available for months and years, the whole block practically empty Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This area is indeed heavily visited on weekends. But this is city property, and not someone’s third parking space. Stating that any car other than yours parked on the road in front of your house is a “nuisance,” as Ms. Lau did in her letter, is very hostile. Regular parking is allowed here and there will be cars parked, no matter whom they belong to, be it visitors, dyke-walkers and dog-walkers, or townhouse-owners.
It should be available to everyone, equally.
I wonder how Ms. Lau and Mr. Dennison would feel if the city installs parking meters as the ultimate opportunity to offer parking equalityto all.
Vlado Matisic
Richmond
