West St. Catherine Neighborhood Association

O.K.--
It's Friday the first of March--is anyone else as annoyed as me that the street has been closed to parking for three days now, seemingly for no reason?
I've called Public Works, who say it's a Water Co. project, I've called the Water Co.(they were supposed to inform us before putting up signs), and no one there seems to know anything about a project on our street. Meantime, we have no place within a block to park our cars (safely) without parking restrictions. And, no work is being done! The only thing I could find out is that the permit to put up these signs lasts until Mar. 5.
There are people on our block for whom this is a true inconvenience, especially if they have to park blocks away, late at night.
Doesn't this seem a little stupid?
Who else can we complain to? I have no problem getting out of the way of real work, but, so far, no work has been done!
Sorry for the rant...

Yep, Jon...

Hey, how about it?

Down at U of L (a place notorious for lack of street parking, Public Works did the same thing for a couple of blocks, then mysteriously moved the signs after a week. I'll be switched if I EVER saw what kind of work took place.

It would be helpful if the neighborhood--the organization, its leaders, whoever--were notified in advance, told the nature of the work, the working hours, and the expected time of project completion. Instead, we get these cryptic signs and inconvenience, and if you think the signs will be removed after the curiously invisible work is completed (or, far more likely, forgotten or abandoned) well, you have another think coming.

If we were simply informed of the matter, it might clear up at least some of the problems and restore possibly some of our collective patience.

By Michael Williams

Yep, Jon...

Hey, how about it?

Down at U of L (a place notorious for lack of street parking, Public Works did the same thing for a couple of blocks, then mysteriously moved the signs after a week. I'll be switched if I EVER saw what kind of work took place.

It would be helpful if the neighborhood--the organization, its leaders, whoever--were notified in advance, told the nature of the work, the working hours, and the expected time of project completion. Instead, we get these cryptic signs and inconvenience, and if you think the signs will be removed after the curiously invisible work is completed (or, far more likely, forgotten or abandoned) well, you have another think coming.

If we were simply informed of the matter, it might clear up at least some of the problems and restore possibly some of our collective patience.

By Michael Williams

We're required to be informed...

...according to the person I spoke to at Public Works. he said a new directive from the Mayor's office requires the utility companies to inform us--in writing--ahead of time, before parking is disrupted for their projects.
But, I have called the Water Company each day since the signs went up, and each time I've been told that it's hard to track down the specifics on a particular project, but just as soon as they do, they'll let me know what's going on...
I'm turning blue from holding my breath!