I'm new to this site, although I have lived in the neighborhood for a couple of years now.
I live at the corner of Willow and Hopewell and I'm not even sure how to approach this issue. There is a church directly across the street on Willow Road. I'm not sure of the name of the church, since thier sign was removed back in Nov. and has not been replaced since. I'm not sure if it is a new church or they are just having repairs done to thier sign. For a while now, they have had an overflow parking issue. As of the past couple of weeks, it has gotten out of hand. The church has the oddest hours, sometimes not leaving until close to midnight. People are parking in front of my house (sometimes blocking my driveway) and all down the sidestreet of Hopewell. Some of my neighbors have started putting cones out in front of thier houses on church nights just so people don't park there. Another neighbor has sent a letter to the pastor, but we haven't heard a response as of yet. It is frustrating because they block our drives or get so incredibly close to them that we can't back out. Then, if we can back out, we can see if traffic is coming down the street because the cars are blocking our view. Not to mention, they leave so late that most everyone is in bed. They talk loudly and slam cars doors like they don't even realize what time of night it is. They are turning around in my driveway and cutting ruts in my yard. It has gotten out of control. I hate to rant and rave on a church, but this has got to stop. Does anyone know if there is anything at all I can do? There is plenty of space on either side of the church for them to pave an additional area.
Thank you!
