Mburgh Village to Add Parking Signs at Depot

MIDDLEBURGH - In an effort to battle illegal parking at the railroad depot on Wells Avenue, Middleburgh village officials agreed this week to add three parking signs on the property.

Mayor Tim Knight said at Monday's board meeting that the village has received complaints about people parking at the depot as well as people working on their car in the parking lot.

The parking issue is related to an order to remedy parking issues at the neighboring property on Wells Avenue earlier this year.

Mayor Knight suggested blocking off the parking at the two lots, but Trustee Bob Tinker proposed putting up parking signs instead of a fence. Mayor Knight noted that the DPW has been given a notice to have illegally parked cars towed.

It was agreed to put up three signs, two on Wells Avenue and one on Maple Avenue. The signs would state Depot Parking Only and a two hour limit.

If the parkers are not permitted, the cars will be ticketed.

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In other road news:

* Mayor Knight announced that the paving of Wells Avenue and Straub Lane is scheduled for later this month, weather permitting. Wells will be milled and then paved and will be done on the first day and Straub will follow the next day.

* The Mayor said the parking spots on Main Street and Railroad Avenue were restriped Sunday. The DPW is interested in the village buying its own striping machine. Mayor Knight noted that the village crew had to work overtime over the weekend and the striping machine would pay for itself in two years.

* The village would be completing a drainage project on Danforth Avenue this week. The project was begun last year.

* A new sidewalk was poured on Railroad Avenue to help with parking in the new lot at 111 Railroad with the demolition of the building on the lot.

* The Straub Lane sidewalks were also replaced.

* The historic light poles on River Street were cleaned and repainted.

* The village is working on a GIS project that would detail the water shutoffs and lines. The village applied for and got a grant for the work.

* A water leak was repaired on Wells Avenue.

* Water meter readings will be done next month.