The Town Board of Amherst, New York, has set a public hearing date, April 8, on proposed parking restrictions for Daemen College to prevent its students from parking on the streets around the campus, reports Buffalo News.
If the proposal gets approved, students will not be allowed to park on seven public streets from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., September to May.
The proposal is a result of numerous complaints from the neighborhood around the campus against the students of Daemen College for hogging parking space in the surrounding streets.
Council member Guy R. Marlette told Buffalo News that he has proposed a resolution for a complete ban on street side parking around the campus, which would result in a 108 on-street parking spaces once the students stop using the place.
Marlette said that the college has to provide more permanent and additional parking spaces for its students.
On its part, Daemen has proposed its own new parking plan that would create 111 spaces for students and staff members, which would stop them from parking their vehicles outside the college premises.
The conclusions of the hearing will be informed to all affected property owners.
Daemen was founded in 1947 as Rosary Hill College for women and graduated its first male batch in 1968. The college is a four-year liberal arts college that also offers graduate programs in business, healthcare and education, MBA, doctorate in physical therapy, Masters of Science in nursing, physician assistant studies and Education/Special Education.
