Unfortunately these are rental units and there is not enough parking. It is illegal to block a sidewalk? There are many walkers so I would like to see it enforced if it is illegal?

My complaint is the fresh loam and seed that is ruined and dug up! They do not have the right to park on a public grass plot, especially a new one that is maintained.

Yes Spartan438, it is illegal to block a public sidewalk. Kathleen, it is a shame that some folks do not respect the time and money people put into making something nice.

This issue was recategorized from DPW - Sidewalks to Police Non-Emergency Issue.

Stoneham DPW 2 assigned this issue to Stoneham Police Department

I'm afraid that the feeling by residents around town is that this law goes widely unenforced. Which unfortunately, for the most part is true. There seems to have been a renewed effort, to some extent, by the police department to step up enforcement.

Responding to complaints on see click fix, should be followed up by a more aggressive campaign.

These are some of the suggestions I would have.

1) Make more spontaneous and random stops to ticket the vehicles. It seems that all the reports I see in the paper of cars being ticketed are locations that were reported here. Violations all over town, whether reported or not, should be addressed as the police see them.

2) When ticketing vehicles, issue actual tickets instead of courtesy notices. These courtesy notices are not taken seriously .I see them thrown on the ground by drivers who find them after being illegally parked. The next day they're back again.

3) Start a public awareness campaign. I noticed in the Stoneham Independent, there is often a police blog or editorial. This week it was how to carve pumpkins safely. This is a great service by the police and I think it would be a great place to address the public safety issue of parking on the sidewalk and inform the public that there will be stepped up awareness to enforce this regulation. There is also Public Access TV that could be used for bulletins addressing the same issue.

It is a frustrating if you all over town for residents who would like to navigate sidewalks safely.

Thanks to the police for more aggressively enforcing this lately. I hope that in the near future, the common sense practice of not parking on sidewalks will be coming place in town.

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