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PROBLEM PARKING AROUND SCHOOL

Parsonage Close

Parents of pupils who attend Abbots Langley Primary School may soon find parking around the vicinity a headache after local residents claimed drivers were putting lives at risk. Three Rivers Council were due to consider plans earlier this month to restrict parking around the school in Parsonage Close, which lies at the end of a cul-de-sac and suffers significant congestion during school peak hours. The obstruction caused led residents to request a new scheme to prevent further conflict between school traffic and residents vehicles. The original request was turned down, but after a meeting with the school headmaster Terry Willis, the district council will consider plans for double yellow lines to be painted on the four corners which lie directly outside the school, with single yellow ones being drawn on the rest of the street to prevent vehicles from waiting outside the building. Residents will be consulted over the new plans if accepted by the council before implemented. There does however, seem to be mixed response from locals as to whether the proposed new scheme will actually work. One resident stated that it would be a good thing for the Close as some disputes had nearly resulted in punch-ups, while another local argued that the scheme will not make the blindest bit of difference. Of course, there has been opposition from drivers who will be affected by the possible new scheme, with one mother claiming that there is simply nowhere else to park. Portfolio holder for the environment Martin Trewett stated that the council had been approached by members of the public in the hope that the area could be made safer for children. He also claimed that a balance must be found to accommodate the safety of the pupils, while allowing parents to be able to drop their children off safely. The plans were due to be discussed at the beginning of this month at Three Rivers House.

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