Narragansett Times — Town responds to local parking concerns

By Philip Cozzolino — Narragansett, RI —  The town will look to create six public parking spaces in Point Judith in response to surfers and ocean enthusiasts recently being ticketed for parking in the area and utilizing local public access points to the water. The move comes about a month after a large group of surfers attended a Narragansett Town Council meeting in protest of the parking fines. 

The issue stems from a parking restriction on both sides of Conant Avenue and Pilgrim Avenue. 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. According to users of the public right-of-way points, surfers have accessed the ocean at these spots for over 60 years. Parking is restricted on both sides of the street, however, due to the narrowness of the roads in question.

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