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Wednesday, April 14, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 21 Parking regulations set to tighten up By Sue Stafford Correspondent PHOTO PROVIDED Dennis McGregor with his latest children’s book. Local author creates new children’s book Sisters artist and author Dennis McGregor has fin- ished the sequel to “You Stole My Name,” a collection of paintings and verses about animals with shared names. The new book, “You Stole My Name Too,” features plants with animal names. Some of these combos, like Gooseberry, Crab Apple and Tiger Lily, are well-known. Others are more remote and may cause a bit of head scratching. Not everyone is familiar with the Hedgehog Cactus or an Ostrich Fern. It’s McGregor’s hope that chil- dren and adults may google a thing or two and discover which verses are based on fact and which are figments of his imagination. This new book features the same look and feel as the first book, which was sometimes referred to as a “kid’s coffee- table book” for its large size and lush printing. Over the past couple of years Dennis enjoyed sharing “You Stole My Name” with community groups, book- stores, art galleries, a super- market, and even the local ath- letic club, but mostly schools. He soon found himself singing the book and engaging kids in a lively call and response. He hopes to continue such activities with the new book in the not-too-distant future. McGregor is pleased that “You Stole My Name” sold well in stores throughout the area, particularly at Paulina Springs Books. He expects similar success with the new book but concedes that it must be printed first. That’s where pre-sales on Kickstarter come in. The crowdfunding platform was effective in bringing his first two books to life. The entire book, along with merchan- dise like cards, T-shirts and prints can be viewed at www. kickstarter.com/projects/ dennismcgregorsbook/you- stole-my-name-too starting Wednesday, April 14. In the early days of Sisters, over 100 years ago, horses were simply tied to hitching posts in town to await their riders. With the advent of the automobile, parking spaces along the street replaced the hitching post. As Sisters’ population, both residential and tourist, continues to grow, more City regulation becomes necessary to provide for the safe move- ment of emergency vehicles as well as to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of people, goods, and services throughout the city. At the Wednesday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. City Council meeting, there will be a pub- lic hearing and consideration of an ordinance amending Municipal Code chapters 10.10 and 10.20 regarding City parking regulations. Amendments and additions to the current code deal with parking restrictions and limi- tations as well as regulations concerning parking of recre- ational and electric vehicles. The ordinance identi- fies a number of situations or locations where vehicles may not be parked at any time, or where specific time limits apply. A copy of the proposed ordinance is avail- able from Kerry Prosser, City Recorder, at kprosser@ ci.sisters.or.us. The meeting is accessible to the public via Zoom. The public can request to speak during visitors com- munication by submitting a name, address, and phone number and the subject being addressed to Prosser at the same email. All communi- cation and requests to speak must be submitted by 4 p.m. the day of the meeting. Key points under consid- eration include not stopping, parking, or leaving any vehi- cle — attended or not — in any of a number of places or circumstances, including where parking is not permit- ted by signage, pavement markings, or painted curbs and ramps. Blocking an alley, except for a stop not exceed- ing 30 consecutive minutes in order to load or unload peo- ple or materials, is prohibited. No vehicle may be parked on any public street, City property, or City right-of- way for more than seven consecutive days or for more than 24 hours in any City parking lot. A disabled car, unable to move under its own power for any reason, must be removed within 24 hours from any street, City prop- erty, or City right-of-way. Any vehicles parked in an area of any planned or ongo- ing street construction or maintenance work are subject to towing and impoundment. No parking is allowed in any manner that blocks access to a fire hydrant, pedestrian access to a crosswalk or pedestrian access ramp, or that blocks a designated bus stop. Parking a vehicle on the street, City right-of-way, or City property to display it for sale, or to display adver- tising from the vehicle, or to sell merchandise from the vehicle, except as authorized by the City, or for purposes of repairing or servicing the vehicle (unless necessitated by an emergency) is not permitted. Vehicles parked where they interfere with the safe flow of traffic or create a safety hazard by obstruct- ing the view of other drivers, may be towed. The same is true for vehicles parked in a way that obstructs or inter- feres with the City’s snow removal operations, which includes being parked within six feet of the paved surface, obstructing snow storage. New sections are included having to do with recreational vehicles, which includes “any motorhome, vacation trailer, camping trailer, camper, con- version, and/or van capable of movement on a roadway which will afford a degree of shelter for humans.” None of these vehicles, includ- ing boats and buses, may be parked on any street or public roadway continuously for more than 24 hours. Recreational vehicles may not be left in any City right- of-way or street to provide overnight accommodation. Such vehicles may not move or repark within a block to avoid the time limitation. However, recreational vehi- cles may be parked and used for accommodation on the public street or public right- of-way for up to 72 hours pursuant to a permit issued by the City and paid for by the applicant. Electric vehicle charg- ing stations are reserved for charging electric vehicles only. 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