Fencing too close to store fronts

PERTH AMBOY— After several weeks, King Street was finally paved. Unfortunately because of the financial shape the City is in, additional parking meters were also installed. As you can see on the photo at the above right, there are small metal fencing around trees which makes it difficult for someone to safely exit from the passenger side of a vehicle onto the sidewalk.

The small metal fencing has been there for a couple of years before the meters were even installed.

The Amboy Guardian showed this photo to some of the Council and the Business Administrator, Greg Fehrenbach after the 7/10/13 Council Meeting.

Fehrenbach said he was not aware of the fences previous to the work being done on King Street. When the meters were being installed he saw the problem with the small metal fences around the trees. Fehrenbach even tried to see if they could remove the barriers, but the brick surrounding the trees made it even more difficult to remove the steel.

Fehrenbach couldn’t understand why those barriers were put there originally.

The Amboy Guardian noticed that the iron fencing also protrudes halfway onto the sidewalk. This makes it difficult when you have more than two people walking past them at the same time. One of the metal barriers is located close to the door of a business. When someone exits that business, the door opens outward. Anyone passing that door has a good chance of possibly being injured because of the narrow walkway present. This is a safety hazard the City should look into.

*Photos by Carolyn Maxwell