I am writing to you with a concern about Memorial Park Reserve. This reserve is a popular dog exercise area and we go there three or four times a week to walk our dog and enjoy the pleasant views. As regular visitors to the reserve we have noticed the parking area on the harbour side off Devonport Road, and Devonport Road itself, are being increasingly used by commuters as a day parking area. As a result of this we are often unable to park in the reserve at the Devonport Road end because all the parking areas are full, even at 8.30am.

We feel that the parking areas in Memorial Park should only be available to people (like us) who visit the park for recreation, and not to commuters who simply use it as a convenience. Elderly or disabled people may not be able to access the park easily if there is a lack of convenient parking.

We suggest the Tauranga City Council help us, the genuine users of this park, by imposing a two-hour parking restriction to keep the commuters out, and provide more parking within the central business area for these people.

P Nixon, Brookfield.