The City of DeKalb monthly meeting in May saw a host of city residents take their turn at the podium during the public comments time on the agenda to voice their concerns over a new parking ordinance and issues with the city’s police force.
The recently passed parking ordinance restricts parking of vehicles, trailers or recreational vehicles at a residential dwelling in the city limits unless parked on a hard service, gravel driveway, or a required driveway that provides access to a garage, carport or off-street parking area; or in a fenced side yard.
Those who spoke to the council brought attention to the financial hardship that ordinance will bring to many within the city limits, and others noted that the city had more important needs than a parking ordinance. Still others called for the mayor’s resignation and the immediate termination of the police officers involved in a recent traffic stop.
