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2 Friday, March 16, 2018 brooklintowncrier.com Some kerfuffles are best left to flounder till they expire. They are the obvious result of needless whining about non-issues, the proverbial mountains from molehills. Others though are worthy of investigation since they address a community problem that affects more people than the small number of voices who bring it up. To wit, parking around the Brooklin Post Office. It's ugly and has rightly caused a kerfuffle. Here's why: with the advent of the development on the corner of Way and Baldwin, infrastructure needed to be built, which meant that Price St., where the post office resides, required upgrading. The result was that five angular parking places were replaced by one accessibility spot (by law) and three regular parking spots, which translated to less parking. This post office and its community mailboxes serve an entire subdivision of homes. Despite Mister Trudeau's campaign promise, community mailboxes still exist and will not be removed, though the feds have promised not to add any more. That doesn't help the good burghers in the area who stop by the post office on their way in or out to collect mail. But where to park when the three spots are occupied? Councillor Mulcahy says Whitby staff have asked Canada Post for an encroachment agreement so that angular parking can be put back on Canada Post property or something similar to what it was. She says, "The sidewalk inclusion (as mandated through Provincial accessibility policy) meant we didn't have the space to do so without an agreement. Staff asked Canada Post for one but it has yet to be received. When we get one, we will put it back with the sidewalk." However, there's an easier and quicker solution. All it requires is for Whitby to look at the paid lot across the street and admit, "Gosh, it's mostly empty. Why not?" From the department of kerfuffles Less than Half the Picture By Richard Bercuson continued on page 3.