This is in reply to the article “Jim Thorpe revisits parking ban ordinance,” dated May 12, 2017.

My neighbor posted a no parking sign in front of her house and then ordered me not to park there.For 50 years, there was no problem, as we were parked on the roadside right of way.My neighbor stated that I was on her property. I reminded her that she had her property surveyed and I wasn’t on her property. It should have ended there. Yet she continues to claim that I am on her property.My neighbor placed boulders where I park my car. Now my wife cannot get in or out on the passenger side, because the boulders prevent this.My neighbor stated I was blocking her view. I was parked 108 feet from her driveway. My neighbor ordered me to “move your car to the other side of the street,” to which I said no. I was parked on the township right of way.I received a letter from the borough that nothing was to be put on the roadside as per Pennsylvania Borough code. Yet my neighbor’s boulders are within 50 feet of the borough right of way.I am only looking out for my wife’s safety and well-being. My wife suffers from a permanent disability and our car has a permanent disability ID.If this ordinance is passed, the next available safe area to park is 1 mile away, on a poorly lit road with no sidewalks. And the area will no longer be available for me or my neighbors’ use.Council has to provide for the welfare of all Jim Thorpe residents. How does forcing a disabled senior citizen to park a mile away from their home accomplish this?We are the ones who have been harassed and bullied. Two and half years ago my neighbor demanded I move my car from the spot I have been parking in, on and off, for 50 years. If this ordinance is passed, her demand will be accomplished!Albert LaskyJim Thorpe