Berlin Makes Avenue A No-Parking Zone

BERLIN -- Booming crowds have prompted the Berlin Mayor and Council to outlaw parking on the often congested Powellton Ave.

“It’s just not a street, that small, that was designed for parking,” said Mayor Gee Williams.

According to Williams, Powellton has a history of becoming troublesome when people begin parking along the curb. It’s an issue that Williams admitted the town has turned a blind eye to in the past, but one he feels can no longer be ignored.

“A particular concern is with public safety vehicles,” he told the council, adding that when cars are lined up on both sides of the street “a car would come one way and another would literally have to back up” to create sufficient room.

Williams noted that Powellton usually doesn’t see both curbs loaded except during busy town events, which have been quickly filling up all available parking lots in town, pressuring visitors to search for street parking.

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