Parking on A Street will be restricted following an ordinance passed by Charleston City Council Tuesday night.

Council voted to prohibit parking from Jackson Avenue to Harrison Avenue on A Street to accommodate school bus traffic.

Mayor Dan Cougill said A Street was too narrow for buses to travel while cars were parked along the roadway.

The ordinance was placed on file for public inspection after it was amended at the Sept. 2 council meeting.

“I haven’t heard an objection at all,” council member Lorelei Sims said.

Cougill and council member Larry Rennels said they also received no complaints.

Prior to the Sept. 2 meeting, the ordinance prohibited parking only from Jackson Avenue to VanBuren. At the last meeting Sims and Rennels said similar traffic problems extended further to Harrison. The council then amended the ordinance to include the additional block and filed it for an additional two weeks.

Cougill said the no parking ordinance will go into effect 10 days from today.

During the Sept. 2 meeting, property owner John Williams mentioned plans to develop a parking lot of additional spaces on his property.

The council also approved a resolution permitting temporary street closures for the Charleston High School Homecoming Parade.

Sections of Smith Drive, Fifteenth Street, Harrison Avenue, Seventh Street, Monroe Avenue and Sixth Street will be closed from 6 to 7:15 p.m., October 2.

A policy for naming parks and recreation facilities was also placed on file for public inspection.

The policy specifies facilities can be named after people or businesses who donate a significant amount of money or property.

Facilities can also be named after the neighborhood or subdivision where it is located.

The policy also stipulates the “facility may be named to honor a person who has made a major contribution to the world, nation or community. The honorary person(s) cannot hold public office on the Charleston City Council or any board or committee at the time the request is submitted for review.”

Cougill said a park or recreation facility cannot be named after a person “in a position of influence” at the time it is named.

The council also announced the October 18th annual Citywide Fall Cleanup. The cleanup will have disposal sites at the fairgrounds and the city garage.

Interim city manager and parks and recreation director Scott Smith said informational handouts specifying clean up rules will be available.

More information on the cleanup and a Nov. 1 auction will be offered at the Sept. 30 meeting.

The council also welcomed sophomore political science major Kyle Donash, Eastern’s external relations committee chair and liaison for the university and city council.

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