No Parking signs to stay

Gosford Council has resolved to retain the existing No Parking signs at the end of Taylor St, Woy Woy Bay, following a recommendation from its traffic committee.

A request had been made by a local resident to alter the wording of the No Parking signs in the cul-de-sac at the end of the street.

The cul-de-sac was recently upgraded to "improve the turning area for vehicles", according to a council staff report.

No Parking signs were erected to "discourage the parking of vehicles in the cul-de-sac".

The resident claimed that prior to the upgrading works, the No Parking signs displayed the word "Tuesday" so that waste service vehicles could manoeuvre at the dead end while collecting bins.

The council report stated that the resident "is of the opinion that a ban on parking did not apply to other days of the week".

It stated that no history of the signposting records for Taylor St could be found in council's recording system, and referred the matter to council's traffic committee to determine the most appropriate signposting for the turning area.

The committee considered that the major upgrading of the turning area at the end of Taylor St "now provides a practical facility for local residents, visitors to the area and for emergency service vehicles" and that "any modification of the signs to allow parking would have a detrimental impact on traffic turning movements".

Council agenda TR.06.090, November 7