The Truesdale Board of Aldermen narrowly rejected moving forward to limit parking in Dieckman Farms and Heritage Hills subdivisions.The neighborhoods have a history of complaints about cars parking on the street, making it difficult for EMS crews and residents to easily get up and down the street.The board was considering whether to prepare an ordinance restricting parking to just one side of the street in both subdivisions.Aldermen Donald McGee and Shalene Blackwood voted in favor. Alderman Chris Watson was absent and Alderman Stanley Brookshier voted no. Three votes were required to move forward on preparing the ordinance.Now, the board has decided to take the matter up again when all members are present.Brookshier said he opposed parking on one side of the street because he considered it a danger to children, who could run out between parked cars. He thought there is enough space in peoples’ driveways for them to park off the street.Many homes have space for four cars in the driveways and two cars in the garages, but with multiple drivers on multiple schedules, residents use the road for parking.Residents told the board they needed to be able to park on the roads.At a public hearing about one year ago, Ralph Hellebusch from the Warren County Ambulance District and Mike Ownby from the Warrenton Fire Protection District both said parking on both sides of the street delays emergency vehicles and response times.Dieckman Farms has about 58 occupied homes. Heritage Hills, which is still under development, has about 16 occupied homes and 100 total lots.The next board meeting is Oct. 26.City of Truesdale