Amendment addresses issue of cars parked on Academy Street and South Main during borough-sponsored holiday concerts at Howe Commons
By John Tredrea
A proposed ordinance amendment that would allow holiday parking on all of Academy Street and a portion of South Main Street is scheduled for an adoption vote at the Pennington Borough Council meeting Monday night, Nov. 7.
The measure, which does not list specific holidays or times, was introduced by a unanimous council vote last month. Under state law, a public hearing on the proposed amendment must precede the council adoption vote.
The portion of South Main Street covered by the measure runs south from Academy Street to a point 200 feet north of Curlis Avenue. Academy Street, only a few hundred feet long, runs east-west between Main and Burd streets in the central section of the borough.
If the amendment is adopted as expected, the new regulation would be affixed to existing signs and/or on new signs, police Director William Meytrott said.
The amendment addresses the issue of cars parked on Academy Street and South Main during borough-sponsored holiday concerts on the lawn of the professional center (Howe Commons) at 65 S. Main St.

