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r Pfeiffer Switch Kills Parking Ban

' * * StTONE HARBOIT - Dorothea Pfeiffer exercisa woman's prerogative She changed her mind. With it went borough council's latest attempt to deal with the Windrift Cocktail Lounge "problem"' — a 10 & p.m. -5:30 a.m. parking ban on streets adjacent to the A-valon motel. With Pfeiffer voting "no," it was defeated 4-2 last Tuesday night, saving Mayor Arden Hand from having to break a 3-3 tie as he did on first reading of the ordinance last month. He had voted in favor, br-

! ' inging complaint that, as owner of Fred's Tavern in Stone Harbor, a Windrift competitor, he had a conflict of interest. Pfeiffer. who chose not to seek reelection this year, said she switched on the basis of being "bombarded" with information the last two weeks, considering a petition of 67 opponents (representing 43 proper ties), and listening to the crowd, which gave its views for about two hours "ITS A NO-WIN situa tion," said Pfeiffer. "'It should go back for further study. I'm changing to

no" Sticking to their guns were parking ban advocates Louis C. Clelland and Harry E Strohmetz and opponents Robert J. >. Fitzpatrick. Kenneth Hawk and Eric J Arenberg Cleland, who offered the motion to enact the ordinance, called it "one thing we haven't tested." Strohmetz. making the fruitless second, indicated everything had been said, and said nothing As for the opponents : ARENBERG. defeated in the Republican primary for reelection, said he had •observed the Windrift at its 2 a.m. closing time on four recent Saturdays May 26. June 16 and 30. and July 7. He'd seen no problems, he said. He also said his son had quit a part-time Windrift job so no one could accuse his father of having a conflict of interest. Fitzpatrick, whose name was called out from the audience for a conflict because he is an owner of Diller & Fisher, read a twopage letter explaining his vote. William Dillar of the firm is one of the Windrift's owners. Fitzpatrick offered these points: •MANY CARS wquld be parked on streets further north. •The problem exists three nights a week ; the ban would be in effect seven nights and "compound the problem of those who now suffer " •A parking ban would be "inconsistent with our attituae, toward residential parking •Restricted parking on 80th Strget would be more than from the rear line of the nearest 83rd Street ' property •The current $5 parking fine would not discourage many people, and towing would raise a host of problems. not the least of which is that the borough doesn't own a tow truck If a private tower could be found, there would still have to be an auto pound and probably a night watchman. in addition to a liability problem ASSUMING THE NOISE problem remams on peak

nights — Wednesday. Friday and Saturday — Stone Harbor officials indicated they will consider more stringent police action pluse parking by permit for residents About two dozen persons spoke for or against the proposed ordinance with several of its advocates referring to the Windrift as "a little Wildwood on the north end of town" and 'with "and invasion of noisy, off-the-island patrons." "The Windrift spends $40,000 a year in Stone Har bor stores," responded Windrift manager James Shevlin, "and I'm hurt to find out we're not welcome I think what you're trying to do is punish the Windrift. which never started out to hurt anybody "

LEFT UNRESOLVED was a key question Would the parking restrictions simply have dispersed Windrift customers further into Stone Harbor's streets "If this ban is enacted. I will get complaints from 83rd and 84th and 85th and 86th streets," said Shevlin

• If you don't think they'll walk that far. you're wrong " The issue was still being debated on borough street corners an hour after the meeting Neighbors who disagreed about the pro posed ban agreed on one thing: It's not over

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