Dear Editor,
In The Daily Herald of August 27th, on page 5, I read ’Ruff E Nuff Car & Bike show hailed a success. On that same morning on my way to Philipsburg I had noticed a white car with red lights in front. On that same morning the police who were towing illegally parked vehicles in the Frontstreet told me that I was lucky. My car was illegally parked also and when I saw that they were towing away the illegally parked cars I decided to move mine. I felt good because at last something was being done.
Why I decided to write to you now is because more and more I am proving to myself that when years ago I asked via the Editor what is going to happen with parking in Frontstreet when they put sidewalks on both sides of the street I was told that they were also going to put palm trees and bricks. Those involved, knew that in the long run delivery trucks would have to stop in the middle of the road to offload goods for the businesses. Before you know those schoolchildren were busy again. They said that those involved had already made a deal concerning the palm trees. I am very aware that it is no use crying over spilt milk, but we all know that so-called renovation of Frontstreet is a failure.
Then a few weeks aback I wrote to you mentioning that government should limit the import of motor vehicles because it is more than obvious that the streets of Sint Maarten are overcongested. After leaving the Frontstreet, between looking for a place to park and manouvering through the traffic congestion it took me almost two hours to find a space to park. So my question is why frustrate everybody who are working especially in Philipsburg, knowing that there is no space or very limited space for public parking? I know that the police people themselves do not feel justified in removing illegally parked vehicles because they themselves can't find adequate parking for their personal vehicles.
So my question now is this: Which is more offensive, motorbikes with very loud exhausts, illegally parking in Frontstreet or motorvehicles of which the glasses are completely covered with very dark tint?
Russell A. Simmons
