How can parking at Onset Beach be improved? Tell town officials!

The Community and Economic Development Authority will host an open house on Wednesday, July 10, at 5:30 p.m. at Salerno's Seaside Function Hall, 196 Onset Ave., Onset.

Community members can drop by at any time to suggest ways parking might be improved.

Parking in the village has long been a hot topic. Many of the village's homes were converted to year-round residences and do not have driveways or garages. There is a yearly crunch of spaces in the summertime when seasonal residents and tourists arrive -- and especially during Onset's many events.

An upcoming study will examine the village's parking issues and help town officials come up with solutions.

The Community and Economic Development Authority received a $10,000 grant from the state Department of Housing and Development to get the study underway, and the CEDA board OK'd the use of up to $10,000 of the department's own funds to expand the project.

Nelson\Nygaard Consulting will study the parking situation during events, on busy beach days, and during the off-season.

The firm will inventory all existing parking and determine whether the village’s parking supply meets parking demand.

When the study is complete, the town will have recommendations for how to handle in-season and off-season parking, event and "overflow" parking, on-street parking, and parking for residents,