Residents in Maple Beach were taken aback when 12 No Parking signs attached with bolts to the seawall were removed by persons unknown in the early hours of September 7. There has been no parking allowed on the seawall side of the street since the construction of the wall, accord- ing to residents. The signs were later found thrown into a blackberry bramble.
In a letter to county officials, Steve Hahn, Sr. reiterated the concern raised by the removal of the signs. “We have been part time residents of Maple Beach for over 40-years, both off Bayview, and recently on Bayview. I am a 29-year retired veteran of the fire service, having witnessed way too many accidents involving children and vehicles. I hope to not have that become an issue along Bayview and its tributaries, by allowing parking and increased traffic along Bayview, creating a very hazardous situation,” he wrote.
Of particular concern is the possibility of young children darting out into traffic from behind parked cars next to the sea- wall. Despite some rumors that the signs were privately placed on the wall by res- idents in Maple Beach, the No Parking signs are definitely county signs affixed by county works staff. Asked how long the signs had been there, one staffer said they had been there as long as he could remem- ber working for the county.
In any case, the signs have been replaced with new ones as of September 24. The signs would have been replaced sooner but the county was waiting on bolts capable of withstanding salt water.
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