Narragansett Times — Town proposes resolution to shoreline parking issue

By Philip Cozzolino — 18 to 22 public parking spaces proposed for Point Judith neighborhood

NARRAGANSETT – At a much-anticipated town council workshop, the Town of Narragansett proposed new public parking in a Point Judith neighborhood to accommodate surfers, fishers and other water enthusiasts. The 18 to 22 proposed parking spaces are still pending state agency approval, and are intended for ocean recreationists utilizing Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)-designated public ocean access points throughout the neighborhood, which includes Conant, Calef, Louise, Pilgrim and Nichols Avenues.

In the summer, a large group of surfers and other ocean enthusiasts petitioned the town council to address a parking issue in the Point Judith neighborhood, arguing that they were being unfairly ticketed for parking. The controversy stems from a parking restriction on both sides of Conant Avenue and Pilgrim Avenue, popular public access points to the shore in Point Judith. While the ordinance restricting parking in the area has been in place since 1976, according to users of the access points, it has not been enforced consistently until recently, when Narragansett Police began distributing $35 citations and tickets to those parked illegally along the roads after complaints came in from area homeowners regarding parked vehicles.

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