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Session 1772 January 10, 2000 Mr. Joe Hopkins, 7005 Lindell, stated that he was the instigator of this situation, which was to give them the same parking situation as Westmoreland, Maryland and Northmoor, that is to restrict the parking. The whole street of Lindell was invited to participate in this and they proposed that the best way to do this was to institute a parking restriction, not a permit parking plan. It was asked to allow a parking restriction from 10 am to 2 pm. Their end was in favor of it, the middle was against it and the other end, up to Asbury, was for it. They believe it is a crisis situation. The eastern end of Lindell is an eighteen hour parking lot for Wash U. faculty, students and anybody else. Health care can not park in front of a dying neighbor's house. He stated that he had read that 94% of the residents on this street are on record as against it. He is upset that these people are affecting what the eastern residents are wanting to do. There is a remedy for them - restrict their parking as well. The Traffic Commission voted unanimously for this parking restriction. Mr. Tom Lachajczyk, 7054 Lindell, stated that he is totally against this parking restriction. He believes that this restriction and the time period is inconvenient and unnecessary. Washington University states, in an article, that he will support neighboring communities restrictive parking measures. If Chancellor Wrighton suggests that he wants to be supportive of U. City's efforts to prohibit Wash U. people from parking on our streets - he thinks that is great. But if he is suggesting if we should all be inconvenienced so that Wash U. people cannot park on our streets, then he is not in favor of that. Wash U. is not in University City - the residents pay the taxes. He agrees that there is a problem on the east end of Lindell, but he would not like the problem down on their end of the street. Ms. Kelly Lachajczyk, 7054 Lindell, stated that she is opposed to this parking restriction proposal. At best, it simply will move the problem up the street. This proposal is pitting neighbor against neighbor. There was a resident from Westmoreland at the last meeting that spoke to this issue, saying that the restriction was put in place on her street and the results were very negative. She said that it did, indeed, push the problem from the end of Westmoreland that abuts Big Bend back to her part of the street. There has to be a better way to handle this very big problem. A simple solution would be for Wash U. to issue a parking regulation to its students and employees, maybe in the form of the orientation booklet or similar thing they may publish. They could enforce this regulation by stating that everybody has to park on campus, by withholding grades or wages or whatever sanctions might work. Ms. Diane Roman, 7031 Lindell, stated that she is well versed with this problem. She lives on the end of Lindell that would benefit from the proposed restriction because it is proposed that the sign would go between her and her next door neighbor at 7033. Her neighbor at 7033 does not have a garage or driveway and has no option but to park on the street. She has a driveway and a two car garage, so it will not affect her. Her husband 9