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By Paula Scott
On Tuesday, December 20 the Village of Ada council met for the last regular session of 2022. A packet including the agenda is at https://www.adaoh.org/sites/default/files/board_meeting_minutes/12.20.22...
ATTENDANCE
The meeting was conducted by Mayor David Retterer and attended by a full contingent of councilors: Sean Beck, Sheila Coressel, Jason Campbell, Linda Mason, Jeff Oestreich and Bob Simmons. Three residents, the Kenton Times and the Ada icon were present.
STREETS COMMITTEE
At 6:30 p.m. a Streets Committee meeting was chaired by Jason Campbell to consider the predicament of Mary Trudgeon, who lives at 427 E. Lincoln. Trudgeon addressed council at the prior meeting about being ticketed for parking next to a paved driveway at her home, when she has done so for many years without issue.
In the interim, the mayor and others on council took a look at the property, where street widening has removed on-street parking. There is a double-width approach to the driveway but only one half is paved.
Village code requires that the first fifty feet of driveways be paved; however, there are gravel driveways in the village that pre-date the code (attachment p. 26-28). Parking on grass is not permitted.
After extensive discussion, the council ended the committee meeting and entered the regular session. A motion was made to allow the property owner to park to the right of the paved drive with the stipulation that she refresh the stone in the established parking space within six months. Approval was unanimous.
Any similar situations will be handled on a case by case basis.
