(haipo) - Parking spaces on Ehud Street are blocked in favor of contractors who work on construction sites there, adding to the parking plight that also exists there. Residents claim that they expect the municipality to at least try to make it easier for them, if only to some extent.
"On 21-23 Ehud Street in the Shambor neighborhood, 10 parking spaces were completely blocked by entrepreneurs who are carrying out construction work," Lahi says unanimously from the residents of the street, "these are parking spaces that were used by the residents, and now they are blocked."

"Even on Saturdays and holidays, when there is no use for them, the parking spaces remain blocked. If there were many free parking spaces on the street then it would not be so critical, but even so there is a parking shortage here. I contacted 106 and they told me that this is part of the developers' permit. In one of two At the construction sites, the parking lots were vacant part of the time, meaning they were only blocked during work and beyond that they could be used. In the second building, work only recently started, and since then the parking lots have been blocked all the time."
The resident wishes to emphasize that his claims in the matter are not addressed to the contractors, and that he understands that they are acting according to the municipality's instructions. From the municipality, on the other hand, the residents expect it to do everything it can to make it easier for them, something that they feel is not happening, but exactly the opposite.
Another appeal to the municipality: the parking shortage is terrible

"We live on a construction site"
Another resident who lives on the street, tells Lahi Fe that she also contacted the municipality, but so far has not received an answer. "Ehud Street is a one-way street, immersed in greenery, with 2-3 story houses and tiled roofs, but recently aggressive demolition and construction projects began to be established there."
"The parking situation is terrible! She says and adds: "We live on a construction site. Two of these are rising at the same time, side by side, at 21 and 23 Ehud Street. Then, with a blatant lack of consideration, more parking spaces are blocked with fences, and this when it is clear that Friday-Saturday, Eve of Kippur and Yom Kippur itself do not work.
It would have been possible to take the residents of the street into consideration and place a sign that defines the allowed parking hours for residents, instead of simply blocking them completely throughout the week and at all hours of the day," she says.
As I recall, in the Carmelia neighborhood the residents also encountered the same phenomenon. As mentioned in the article published in Hai Pa a few days ago.
The Carmelia council sent, as mentioned, a letter to the municipality protesting the blocking of parking spaces and parts of the sidewalk area - public properties that are supposed to be used by the residents - in favor of developers building nearby. Here, too, the committee says that it is clear to them that there are situations in which the developers and contractors need parking spaces adjacent to the parking lots or the sidewalk, but they raised the question of whether the municipality is doing everything in its power to reduce harm to the residents.
According to them, even if the parking lots are transferred to the use of the contractors, a sign can be placed there that regulates the hours when the tenants can park there. Is it not possible to expropriate the parking spaces only during the hours when work is going on at the construction site? Is there a prevention for the residents to use them in the evenings, on weekends and holidays? We also noted in the Carmelia committee that this is also true for the expropriation of the sidewalks. According to them, if part of the sidewalk is overgrown, the municipality must allow safe passage for pedestrians passing by.
Kalisher will be fired
Tama 38 = Enrichment of contractors and elimination of the quality of life in Carmel.
An additional 5 apartments, without any additional infrastructure gardens and spaces
Tama 38 = Enrichment of contractors and elimination of the quality of life in Carmel.
Addition 5a apartments, without any additional gardens, infrastructure and spaces
Permanent blocking of sidewalks and public parking lots, especially after and outside working hours at the construction site, is illegal. After the elections it is hoped that this will change and if it is not possible to sue the municipality and/or any contractor who violates the law
In Tel Aviv, parking lots are blocked due to construction, but after working hours and on Saturdays they are freely open to the public.
The time has come for Haifa Municipality to learn from other cities as well.
On the other hand, the municipality charges the contractors an exorbitant fee for each parking
It is appropriate to check which of the municipality's employees benefit from these blockages. The entrepreneurs reward those who need it and the residents suffer.