Graham, Donna
nee Neen
From: Denise Muccioli
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2022 11:01 PM
To: Mayors Office Email; Board of Aldermen; Parking Notifications; berslin@nashuapd.com;
BPW Commissioners
Subject: Overflow Parking Issues-Roby Park-Action is Required
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Good Evening Everyone,
This past weekend there was a very large crowd at Roby Park with 2 baseball games running concurrently, kids in the
playground, etc. Saturday's parking caused an overflow onto Spit Brook Road. The games were starting to let out when
we went by, but there were cars parked across from the World Academy School on Spit Brook. Maybe a handful. At least
they were only parked on ONE side of Spit Brook.
Sunday was a much different story. At around 3:45 p.m., | started taking photos and counting parked cars at Roby and in
the vicinity of Roby. There were 2 ball games going on again, along with others enjoying the lovely day at the park. !
counted 130 cars with some folks already leaving for the day. Most were NH, a handful were Maine and MA. Both Roby
parking lots, upper and lower, were to capacity with people parking in the lines with diagonal stripes (that to me
indicate NO PARKING allowed). There were 2 cars in handicapped parking with NO placard and NO license plate
emblem.
As a reminder, Roby Tot Lot playground is touted as being accessibie (and costly to renovate) and if there are no place
for disabled folks to park (parents or children), it quickly makes the park inaccessible. A few weeks ago, | watched a little
boy, maybe 10 years old with an obvious walking disability. His dad had to park in the upper lot and the child (who walked
on his tippy toes due to a medical condition) had to descend the steep decline to the playground. | held my breath
because | thought the boy was going to fall for sure. This, again, is NOT accessible! It is NOT fair to that little boy. What
does this say about the City of Nashua’s regard for disabled citizens?
Last summer, we had people parking right up to the entrance of where we live at Oak Hill, blocking oncoming cars from
seeing us trying to pull out and we couldn't see them. This is very dangerous for both parties. We inch out and, God
forbid, someone sees you trying to get out and they floor it. There has been a number of fender benders in the
intersection of Spit Brook and Oak Hill. There WILL be a serious, possibly fatal accident at this intersection if the
cars are allowed to park in such a manner it blocks our vision or oncoming vehicle's vision of us trying to pull
out. The timing of the lights are horrendous coming up to Roby. IF you make it across one lane pulling out of Oak Hill or
World Academy or the Church, you still have 20 cars flying down the other lane. | know the PD sits in that lot for speeders
but frankly | have seen most cars doing at least 45 to 50 on the average. There is a blinking light that tells you that you are
speeding. It doesn't make a difference as the cars continue to speed, unless they see the cruiser (maybe park the cruiser
at the storage place since it's very predictable at Roby?)
Last summer we pleaded for help from the Mayor, the PD and then Alderman Skip Cleaver with the parking issues and
got nowhere. The PD said it was legal to park on Spit Brook, but they at least did come out and got a few cars to move.
Yet a neighbor parked his motorcycle on Spit Brook (with a for sale sign) and he was asked to move it. So! guess they
mean that there is parking on Spit Brook ONLY for baseball games? Please clarify that as | would like to know what the
parking rules are for Spit Brook.
Keep in mind that last summer, there was overflow parking on BOTH sides of Spit Brook Road, up to Oak Hill. Please
imagine there is a fire at Sky Meadow that the Spit Brook Road Engine needs to rush to. Parking on both sides of the
road, cars in both travel lanes. How does anyone propose room is made for the fire engine to not have undue delay
responding to an emergency when seconds count? What if it was your home on fire? Wouldn't you be annoyed enough
