What does it take for someone in New Rochelle city government to check with the main culprits (Con Ed, Verizon, etc.) that disrupt our roads by digging, and ascertain when they would be excavating so that new pavement could be delayed????

Does it make any sense for the city to pave a road and then have that road excavated?? I would think not.

I am sure that Con Ed, Verizon, etc., with the exception of emergency repairs, have plans in place far in advance so that the city could coordinate with them and pave AFTER the digging.

Case in point: Warren Street between Union and Grove now has blue markings all over this section of roadway apparently indicating that digging will soon commence. This section of road was recently paved.

Such a waste of taxpayer dollars and manpower.

I have nothing against churches or religion. I am
religion neutral.

Where is our downtown development department when we now have a total of 4 churches on Main St., none of whom pay taxes.

Try to find a parking space on Main St. on any given Sunday. It's not possible.

Was someone in our city government asleep at the wheel? I realize that it would be difficult to deny a church a location, but I am equally certain that there are ways to get around this.

Who was the brilliant person on the City Council or in city government who proposed to raise the meter rates 100% and make the meters on Main St. and city parking lots effective until 12 mid. ?

Talk about sticking it to the residents and visitors, this was truly a brutal display of a local government gone wild.

Restaurants, bars and any other businesses that stay open beyond 6 PM are going to suffer.

Don't the City Fathers (I use that term loosely) stay tuned to other places in the County that have done this (notably White Plains) and have received justified criticism from everyone?

Unfriendly and totally blind to residents and visitors alike. Is this what we want our city to be noted for? Shame, shame.