Concerned about laneway parking

Gosford Council has received a petition with six signatures from residents concerned about parents of children from Woy Woy South Primary School using a nearby laneway to park in "every morning and afternoon of the school week".

The petition was from residents whose properties back onto the laneway off Waterloo Ave, opposite Woy Woy South Primary School.

The petitioners stated that the parking created a "danger for children using the footpath in Waterloo Ave with these vehicles driving across the footpath".

The petitioners stated the vehicles partially block access to their properties.

They also stated that the surface of the laneway was soft sand with a strip of gravel down the middle, and the "excessive use" was "causing damage to the road surface".

The petitioners asked council to erect No Stopping signs along this laneway.

Council has referred the petition to its engineering services directorate.

Council agenda P.27, April 24