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Resident urges promotion of free city garage as city readies parking enforcement board
Summary
A resident asked the commission to publicize free parking in the city garage; commissioners confirmed an appointment for parking citation hearings and discussed parking-ordinance enforcement plans.
During public participation, a resident suggested the city promote free parking in the municipal garage to help event parking. Commissioners later asked the police chief about enforcement and concurred with the mayor’s appointment designating the corporation counsel (or designee) as the parking-citation-enforcement hearing board, as authorized by Kentucky Revised Statute 82.600.
Why it matters: Improving public awareness of municipal parking resources could ease event congestion; the formal appointment sets the administrative hearing procedure for parking citations.
Resident William Reeves, of Providence Hill Apartments, told the commission many people do not know the city garage is free and recommended promoting the garage as an overflow option during large events.
Later in the meeting the commission concurred with the mayor’s appointment of the corporation counsel or designee to serve as the parking citation enforcement hearing board under KRS 82.600. The mayor asked the police chief for an update on parking-ordinance enforcement; the chief said patrols were underway and timelines for enforcement are being developed.
Discussion vs. decision: The public suggestion was informational; the commission formally approved the mayor’s appointment for citation hearings. No policy change to garage pricing was proposed on the record.
Next steps: Staff and police will continue work on enforcement timelines; city staff did not record a directive to publicize garage availability at this meeting, but commissioners discussed posting event maps online elsewhere in the agenda.
