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Students at Downer Elementary School should be a little safer this year when they walk to school.
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After months of discussing the frequent parking congestion near the school, Village Council members have approved a parking ban on three streets surrounding the school at 1436 Grant St.
The ordinance restricts parking between 7 and 9 a.m. except on weekends and holidays on the north side of Grant Street from Middaugh Avenue to Seeley Avenue; on the south side of Grant between Seeley and Oakwood Avenue; and on both sides of Oakwood between Ogden and Chicago Avenues.
With the large number of parked vehicles, it often was difficult to see young students when they stepped into the street, parents said.