Lisbon City Council is taking the lessons learned in the past to help the new Lisbon Sporting Complex get off on the right feet by setting up no parking zones along Jefferson Street and Third Avenue.

With 110 parking stalls currently at the complex, chances are it will get busy very fast.

As a local homeowner Peggy Donohoe brought up another concern that the council will also likely address – the speed limit along those current streets. After all, adding this new sporting complex is going to change usage of these Lisbon roads leading to the park and it’s best to establish more public safety elements now.

The speed limit on Jackson Street right along Lisbon City Park and the Lisbon Splash Pad is always something that comes up each spring and summer as more people come to that park for different events.

The city has done what they can to make motorists mindful of the coming park, that a high number of youth and parents are present nearby and more caution is needed while driving along the street. Yet it is always a concern when baseball, softball and the splash pad are all open.

As Lisbon is starting to utilize the new sporting complex for the first soccer games this spring, it’s a great time to establish the traffic rules along the streets leading to the sports complex for everyone’s safety. It’s going to be a new bustling park in the community of Lisbon, after all.