Monday, December 19, 2011

New Signs at entrances to the Private Access Drives

"Private Drive - Residents Only" signs have just been installed at the six entrances to the private access drives that service Units 1 through 32 along North Central Park.  The Township wanted the developer of the Manors to minimize the numbers of driveway curb cuts along North Central Park so they designed and built access drives to link those driveways to the side streets of Lexington West, W. Broadway, Walter and E. Broadway.  These access drives have been provided for the use of the owners of Units 1-32 and their guests and are not intended to be used by others as a shortcut or for parking and standing.

Recently, a handful of people who do not live in Units 1-32 had been using the private access drives to park their vehicles while dropping off and picking up their children from the UCS School Buses.  The congestion was impeding the resident's use of the access drive, so in response to their complaints and acting on behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I politely informed those non-residents that they were parking on private property and asked them to please park on North Central Park in the future.  Several of them vehemently challenged the right of the Board of Directors to deny them the use of the private access drive, particularly since there were no signs saying they couldn't use the private access drive.  Rather than listen to any more verbal abuse, the Board ordered the purchase and installation of the signs that are now in place.

Please let the Board know if you see any non-residents parking or standing their vehicles on the private access drives or using them as a shortcut to get around the school bus stop.