NORFOLK, Neb. -- During a discussion about parking restrictions at Monday's city council meeting, many Norfolk residents voiced their concerns regarding the Legacy Bend Development.

The conversation began with a proposal to restrict parking "from the North side of Sunrise Drive from Victory Road west to the curve and on the east side of Sunrise Drive as the roadway goes north."

The developer of Legacy Bend, who was unable to attend the meeting, said they were in favor of the restriction due to the traffic issues parking has caused in the past.

Currently, Sunrise Drive is the only entrance and exit to Legacy Bend, and can cause congestion around the entrance and exit when cars are parked on both sides. 

According to Norfolk Police Chief Don Miller, this has caused issues in the area including snow removal, emergency vehicles entering Legacy Bend, and other traffic hazards.

"As the development has grown over the years, the traffic on this roadway has substantially increased," Miller said. "The resolution that we have is to restrict parking on the north side."

However, some residents who attended Monday's meeting spoke out against the restriction, stating that speeding would worsen if the ban was implemented.

Others voiced their frustration that Legacy Bend could only be accessed on one roadway and stated they should have another entrance and exit.

"The speeding, if you open up the parking it's a nightmare," Jennifer Vaughn said. "I think there's got to be a better solution. We were made promises when we purchased this home, and those promises have not been kept. We were told there was going to be a second entrance because we were very concerned about this."

Other residents also testified to the need for a second entrance like Legacy Bend resident, Molly Humphries.

"It needs to be done," Humphries said. "That road should have been done before they finished those other apartments at the end. I love the area we live in...but it should have been done already.

Because the developer was unable to attend Monday's meeting, they requested the parking restriction be tabled so they could address residents and the council in person.

This was approved in a unanimous vote from the council and will be discussed in April by the city.

Danielle Rossi, a representative for the developer, said the concerns listed during Monday's meeting would be brought to the developer ahead of the meeting.