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Community Corner

Note to OP Village Manager

I have lived in Oak Park for almost my entire life.  I have never seen the Downtown parking situation as bad as its current state!  Yes, it has been a tough winter, with lots of snow, but I would like to know why the piles of snow remain up and down Lake Street as well as Oak Park Avenue.  Who exactly came up with the idea of using the already short parking spaces to pile the snow.  Other communities go in late at night and clear the retail ares so people are not literally falling down to get to a meter!  This could be easily cleaned up at night, with a couple of front loaders.  I frequent the Oak Park & Lake are a couple of times each day always thinking..."they will clean this up tonight"!  Hasn't happened!  Our retail districts are reflecting just how much VOP cares about the retailers and their clients!  What a disaster!  Why? Why? Why?

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