Construction fence blocks parking spots

Good fences make good neighbors.

That adage is being put to the test – at least for the short term – at the 306 Center St. construction site, where safety fencing installed ahead of mandated soil removal has blocked nearly a dozen parking spaces of several businesses, including two cafes, at the adjacent commercial building.

The fencing went up on Aug. 15.

Since then, employees and customers of businesses in what locals refer to as the Station House Building, have sought parking elsewhere.

Options have included Fourth Street, Morris Street and seven parking spots west of the building leased by...