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The August 25, 2001 issue of the Summit Herald reported that the
construction of the Briant Park Commons project had begun. They also quoted
the statements of Mr. Dan Bernier, spokesman for the Union County Parks
Department, regarding the disposition of the park's parking lot. Basically,
the developers agreed to move the 10 parking spaces to the other end of the
park. - Full
Story>
It is over one year since the construction started, and as you saw in the
previous page, they are tearing apart Park Drive and the parking lot. Now the
visitors must park on the busy streets that border the park - Briant Parkway
and Springfield Avenue, On the weekends the street parking spaces have become
very difficult to find. In addition, parents with baby strollers must unload
their precious cargo on these busy streets, and the only handicapped parking
spaces were eliminated. This raises the question:
According to the Mr. Bernier, a long-standing deed (with the county)
allowed access along Park Drive to the previous owners of the property and
that restriction is still in place. This means that the builders and
eventually the tenants of the apartments have access over this road, but as of
September 3rd the tax-paying public no longer does. Therefore, the second
question is:
A copy of this page will be sent to the Director of Union County's
Department of Parks and Recreation.
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