By Charlene Tebbutt

Loud parties, erratic driving concern residents in Crescent Acres

Oct 18, 2018 | 11:53 AM

A Prince Albert city councillor is raising concerns over loud parties, fast cars and littering at a local community park.

Ward 6 Coun. Blake Edwards says residents in his area are concerned about negative activity at the Crescent Acres Community Club. He says the parking lot and surrounding green space has become a hot spot for alcohol-fueled parties and speeding, and neighbours are concerned.

“What’s happening is they’re coming and they’re parking and they’re running their vehicles steady and there’s lots of drinking going and the concerns from the citizens are large right now,” Edwards told paNOW.

Edwards wants city council to look at security measures for the area, including cameras, speed bumps both at the entrance to the parking and inside the parking lot, fence posts to stop people from driving onto the grass and gates to deter people from going inside the park after 11 p.m.

“It’s really unfortunate that the respect for parking lot isn’t there, because we want people to use the park,” Edwards added. “We want people there, but we want people safe … so the residents are very concerned that it’s often left in a mess.”

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The Prince Albert Police Service says it received 10 calls for service to the Crescent Acres Community Club between June 26 and October 11. Calls include complaints about noise, garbage and erratic drivers in the area.

Police continue to be proactive in the area, a spokesperson said, with officers driving through the area on a regular basis. No tickets or arrests have been issued as a result of the calls to the area, police said.

Edwards’ motion is expected to come before city council at their regular meeting tonight.

Editor’s note: This story has been amended to correct the ward number which Blake Edward represents. An earlier version erroneously stated his ward number as 5.

Charlene.tebbutt@jpbg.ca

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