Line Dispute In Longmeadow

Tools

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

By Liz Tufts

Story Published: Oct 12, 2009 at 6:23 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 12, 2009 at 6:23 PM EST

Residents who live on Greenacre Avenue in Longmeadow say their property value is going down and a yellow line in the middle of their street is to blame.

Residents living along Greenacre Avenue take pride in their safe, quiet neighborhood. But they said they are living along a highway ever since a yellow line was painted down the middle of their street.

"I woke up in the morning and all of a sudden we have lines down the street. It just didn't make any sense," Sandra Knoll said.

The stripe was supposed to slow speeders, but residents said the town went about solving the problem in the wrong way. They were not even notified the line would be painted.

Sandra Knoll is doing something about it. She gathered 50 signatures to get the line removed. Eighty-five percent of her neighborhood agrees the line needs to go.

"People feel when they are looking to sell their home, it will be tough. People with small children don't want to buy a home with a lot of traffic and with that line they associate it with traffic," Knoll said.

In a town meeting last Monday selectmen agreed to remove the line, but residents were not told when that would happen.

Friday, Oct 16 at 5:25 PM disillusioned viewer wrote ...

complain to CBS 3 for distorting this & exagerating the issue in an atemept to " create a story." They are the one's who attmepted to make it headline news!!

Friday, Oct 16 at 10:39 AM Paul M wrote ...

I'm in agreement with Sandra...you don't know what it's like until it happens to your property. Something similar is happening on our street too -- a gorgeous residential neighborhood and they want to turn it into a highway and it will bring down the property values. I'm glad you made it an issue. Everyone who's been criticizing you are probably renters to boot.

Wednesday, Oct 14 at 8:43 AM KB wrote ...

She must be retired and alot of time on her hands! If someone got hit on the street, they would probably say it was because there are no lines in the street!! I agree, get a life!

Tuesday, Oct 13 at 12:29 PM oldnative wrote ...

OMG! A Yellow Line! What next Parking Meters? No Wonder the Rest of the state laughs at Longmeadow, and the rest of the United States laughs at Masachusetts

Tuesday, Oct 13 at 12:09 PM Anonymous wrote ...

What a buch of Fools. That is hardly worth complaining about. It is a "Non Issue, and should be a "Non" Story as well. This did not deserve air time

Tuesday, Oct 13 at 7:23 AM Anonymous wrote ...

You have got to be kidding me. Get a life people.

Tuesday, Oct 13 at 5:11 AM rick wrote ...

Oh poor sandra stupid people always show it lines are suppose to be on all streets poor rich people wait until I build low income housing down the street.lol

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 1000 Characters Left

CBS 3 Springfield and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

More Good Stuff

Advertisement

Weather

Icon
Current Temp 22.0 °F
Fair
Wind : Northwest at 11.5 MPH (10 KT)
Humidity : 63 %
Pressure : 1014.1 mb
More Weather

Weather

More Weather

On Demand

Stock Quotes

WHYN NewsTalk 560
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
 Local Guides
 Agawam
 Amherst
 Bloomfield
 Chicopee
 East Hartford
 Easthampton
 Enfield
 Glastonbury
 Hartford
 Holyoke
 Longmeadow
 Ludlow
 Manchester
 Northampton
 Simsbury
 South Hadley
 South Windsor
 Southbridge
 Springfield
 Storrs Mansfield
 Vernon Rockville
 West Hartford
 West Springfield
 Westfield
 Windsor