More and more cars are appearing, while parking spaces are in short supply – residents living near the Bolesławiec military unit are feeling the effects increasingly acutely. Artyleryjska Street and its intersections with Andersa, Konopnickiej and Zagłoby streets turn into densely packed car parks during military working hours. Passing through can be difficult, especially when cars are parked on both sides of the road, while pedestrians have to squeeze between vehicles because the required 1.5 metres of clear space is not maintained.
The problem is primarily caused by an insufficient number of parking spaces and the growing number of cars. The military is trying to create new spaces and is expanding the car parks near Aleja Wojska Polskiego and Rzemieślnicza Street, but demand still exceeds supply. In turn, our readers report that opening the car park on the other side of the unit could solve the parking problem.
Councillor Sylwester Łasocha is dealing with the matter. As we have already reported, he has submitted interpellations, spoken with the unit commander and met with residents of the surrounding streets. If no further action is taken – whether new parking spaces are created or traffic organisation is changed – the area around the unit may soon become gridlocked, hindering the access of emergency services. It is worth recalling that last year the fire service and ambulance service had to intervene in this area; fortunately, the soldiers had already finished work, which allowed larger vehicles to pass.
The councillor reports that councillors from Bolesławiec’s Civic Coalition sent a letter to the commander of the Bolesławiec unit, also for the information of the district governor, the city mayor and the division commander, concerning the need to open a car park on the other side of the unit, by the city bypass. In January, a meeting was held with the unit’s deputy commander, attended by Civic Coalition councillors Sylwester Łasocha and Grzegorz Przybylski. At the meeting, the councillors were told that the car park on Rzemieślnicza Street would continue to be expanded. To do so, the trees growing there would have to be removed, and the land belongs to the Military Property Agency. Another meeting with the unit’s command is to take place in February.
Will the military respond favourably to the request from the councillors and residents, and will the problem be resolved effectively?