03-24-21 Written CommentsBartle, Donna
From: Nancy Whittington <nvn202@juno.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:17 AM
To: Bartle, Donna
Subject: For tonight's convo with Dr. Waters and Brittany
Dear Donna, it is too late to submit a statement to be read at tonight's meeting during public comments? If not,
then I submit the following for consideration. Thanks.
Honorable Commissioners,
Atlantic Beach is lagging behind in coming to grips with our new reality. Communities around us have moved
to paid parking plus more stringent enforcement of local laws on drinking, littering and parking. It is in the
best interests of our citizens and visitors to deal with this to make sure it it safe and regulated. More
comprehensive enforcement of our ordinances Citywide on the beaches would lessen some of the outrageous
behaviors that local residents must deal with now. This behavior issue is not good for anyone, whether they live
here or visit.
Nancy Whittington
1861 Beachside Court
AB
Phone: 242-0170
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Bartle, Donna
From: City Clerk
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:25 PM
To: Bartle, Donna; Diaz, Lori; Flower, Kimberly M.
Subject: FW: Written Comments to be read at the 3-24-2021 Parking meeting
Attachments: Meeting on 3_24_01.docx
From: Kim Reich
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:24:47 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US &Canada)
To: City Clerk; john yahoo
Subject: Written Comments to be read at the 3-24-2021 Parking meeting
My name is Kim Reich. I have lived at 1852 Beachside Court since 2007. My backyard shares over 150
feet of fence line with the parking lot on 18th Street. For the first several years that we lived here,the
parking lot was rarely crowded and mostly used by locals to enjoy the beach. There would be big
crowds on holiday weekends, but mostly manageable otherwise. We all coexisted peacefully.
With the onset of social media, word soon spread about the parking lot on 18th Street in AB where you
do not have to pay and where there is little police oversight. Even going so far as being designated as a
Secret Beach" with free parking on Goggle Maps. From that point on, our neighborhood has been
subjected to unprecedented crowds descending on our small residential streets. We are left to deal
with the traffic, crowds, noise, chaos, and trash all season long.
Now that paid parking has come to the rest of the beaches, we simply must institute paid parking on
18th Street before we are totally overrun. Perhaps by offering AB residents 3-hour free parking or
reduced rate parking, we can surely find a way for all the citizens of AB to enjoy our beautiful beaches
while still allowing me and my neighbors to live here peacefully.
With literally hundreds of chronically unused parking spaces at Hannah Park, nobody is being denied
access to the beach. If anybody wants to go to a beach in NE Florida, it is not hard to do. Yes,we may
have to pay a couple bucks, but our beautiful beaches and our neighborhoods are worth it!
Respectfully,
Kim Reich