Democratic mayoral candidate Lou Rosamilia says he will appoint a Parking Commission to assess parking issues throughout the city and study creative solutions to parking problems identified by commission members and the public.

Potential areas to be explored are all current parking and towing regulations, the use and placement of metered parking, implementation of a residential parking permit program and the creation of a city-wide Parking Authority to address larger volume parking issues.

For example, Rosamilia would explore the possibility of using vacant lots for parking.

"One thing we need to do is hold landlords more accountable for making provisions for adequate off-street parking." Rosamilia said, "One idea shared with me was converting abandoned property into neighborhood parking lots. With proper, tasteful lighting and sufficient screening through greenery, these lots need not be eyesores."

Democratic mayoral candidate Lou Rosamilia today said when elected he will implement a comprehensive review of city services and analyze the method, timing and frequency of their delivery, as the next piece of his Healthy Neighborhoods Action Plan.

"It's become increasingly clear in conversations I'm having with residents, that many feel their neighborhood is the forgotten neighborhood in Troy." Rosamilia said. "When I asked why, one theme repeated itself - a lack of basic city services like street sweeping, snow plowing, response to complaints about troublesome or vacant properties and the clean-up of trash in the alleys."

Rosamilia also said he would work to rectify complaints about some areas of the city that see services like trash collection and street cleaning more frequently than others.

"Clearly, there is no reason some areas see the street sweeper daily while others see it once a year," he said. "We need to implement a more equitable and cost effective approach to these basic city services."