For reasons I cannot understand in this affluent (or otherwise highly leveraged) community, this particular street has been chosen by a few individuals as the ideal location to park these enormous vehicles, that it would appear, are rarely used. There are few things in life more annoying that having to drive down the middle of the lane in order to avoid side swiping one of these vehicles (although I imagine the need for the owners to move them every 72 hours must be close). Even my little puppy is scared of them!
I’m sure the owners of these vehicles are very nice people, and possibly are unaware of the extreme aggravation they cause the homeowners of the condos along Carmel Vista. Nonetheless, I implore these individuals to consider how unsightly these vehicles are, and to consider the property values of those who are forced to live within their vicinity. Perhaps they don’t realize that the presence of these vehicles creates the opportunity for other such unsightly objects to reside on Carmel Vista. Such as the occasional mattress that gets tossed out by some inconsiderate individual. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love dingy, trashy mattresses as much as the next gal. But not next to the, ahem, somewhat expensive condo I just bought.
Most of us work hard at being responsible, productive members of society. For instance, I actively refrain from running over animals, I don’t cruise in the left lane, and I do my best to come to a full stop at stop signs. Sometimes I even try not to take up more than one parking space at Carmel Piazza. The owners of these vehicles, particularly the black bus with the beautiful skull and cross bones that cheerfully greets me each morning on my daily run, have a civic responsibility to do the right thing — properly store these vehicles at designated RV parking lots.
Alas, my naivete comes through with that statement. The current solution, in theory, is that the city is working to pass an ordinance restricting where these vehicles can be parked. In typical bureaucratic fashion, I expect this ordinance to be passed sometime in the next quarter century. In the meantime, City Councilman Scott Peters and the (rather unfriendly) members of the Carmel Valley Planning Board should be actively finding a solution to eliminate this problem. These elected individuals have been chosen by the citizens of beautiful Carmel Valley to represent our interests. As much as I would love to become “actively involved” in the effort to solve this problem, I’m unfortunately otherwise indisposed while I work to earn the money to pay the taxes for these vehicles to park on beautifully paved roads.
In closing, I respectfully ask that the owners of these vehicles do the right thing, and find another solution for storing them. How many little puppies have to continue suffering in a state of terror? The humanity…
