Dear Editor:
I was recently invited to discuss the extreme lack of accessible parking spaces in Elora and Fergus with Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters and clerk Kerri O’Kane.
I also pointed out the recent accident involving an Elora veteran and the need to slow down the traffic flow through the Elora downtown area and over the new bridge.
I presented some outside-the-box suggestions which were enthusiastically accepted for consideration. These included some one-way streets, diagonal parking where possible, speed bumps and a much lower speed limit.
Recent reconstruction, apparently requested by the BIA, which removed many parking spaces on Mill Street East in Elora, created an even bigger challenge for people trying to park. The other result is fewer suitable locations for accessible parking.
Another topic of note was the large number of vehicles that contravened The Highway Traffic Act (mainly with illegal exhaust systems and wheels sticking out beyond the fenders), that are coming into Elora and Fergus lately and a request for some action regarding this.
Malcolm McCulloch,
Centre Wellington