Rein in parking during the Capital Hoedown say residents in venue area

Posted Feb 16, 2012 By Blair Edwards

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The Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association is seeking assurances from the city that it will prevent parking spillover during the Capital Hoedown, which will be held at Walter Baker Park this August.

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The Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association is seeking assurances from the city that it will prevent parking spillover during the Capital Hoedown, which will be held at Walter Baker Park this August.

EMC Events - Katimavik residents are looking for assurances the city will prevent parking overspill into their community during next summer's Capital Hoedown Country Music Festival.

"We're being very careful to insist the bylaw enforcement people looking after parking, and the police, are attending to our concern that it not spill over to our side streets," said Rod MacLean, president of the Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association. "It's just that there are some people who don't really like the prospect of cars parking all over."

The country music festival will be held at Walter Baker Park, next to the Kanata Recreation Complex, from Aug. 10 to 12.

Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley has arranged for a bylaw officer to speak to the community association about preparations for the Capital Hoedown.

He said the city will explain how a traffic management plan - now being prepared by Hoedown staff - will work at a future community association meeting."

"We're going to let the experts come up with the plan first and we'll see (if) that works."

"I don't think anyone wants to be a wet blanket," said MacLean. "At the same time, I think everyone is entitled to the courtesy of being able to use his home as he or she sees fit."

The Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association will next meet on March 5, starting at 7:30 p.m. at Katimavik Elementary School.