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impossible, to see bicycles coming when you are pulling out of the driveways. <br />Particularly with the frequent bicycle racers that travel in groups of 5-20 or more there is <br />a serious problem. Cars parked on the shoulder block the view of cars turning onto <br />County Road 19 form the driveway where cyclists have to stay close to the parked cars <br />allowing them to be seen only at the last minute requiring split second decisions. There <br />have been numerous close calls where bicyclists have had to swerve well out into traffic <br />lanes at the last second to avoid being hit by cars pulling out of the driveway that could­ <br />n’t see them. Had there been a car in the traffic lane, it’s likely one or the other of the <br />cars would have hit the cyclist. <br />6. It’s our understanding that virtually all county roads in the area are No-Parking. <br />County Road 19 is No-Parking from Hwy 7 to the Narrows Bridge and County Road 15 <br />is No-Parking from County Road 19 to Hwy 394. For consistency sake we believe our <br />section of County Road should be treated exactly the same as others in the area. They’re <br />No-Parking for safety’s sake and we have at least equal the safety needs on our stretch of <br />County Road 19. <br />7. Lastly, there is no need for parking on County Road 19. There is a service road that <br />runs in front of the boat slips along County Road 19. There is room to park one car in <br />front of each boat slip. When the issue came up when non-residents purchased some of <br />the boat slips, the issue was addressed at an Orono City Council Meeting. It was decid­ <br />ed that non-resident slip owners would have the right to park one car on the service road <br />If they had guests that came in other cars they were to park in areas such as Excelsior <br />Spring Park where public parking was available. It was decided that no cars were to be <br />allowed to park on County Road 19. Jean Maybeth worked on this resolution for the <br />city. <br />We feel that the facts, common sense and the need for safety clearly support the need to <br />maintain the current No-Parking, and we respectfully ask that the city keep the parking <br />ban in place.