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Resident raises concern about Carle parking fees and disabled placard enforcement after OSF closure
Summary
A resident said Carle (referenced as ‘Carl’ in public comment) has stopped honoring disabled‑placard parking and raised rates sharply after an OSF facility closed, increasing costs for medical patients who rely on infusions and other outpatient services.
During public input Jessica Yacine told the committee she recently received infusions at a local hospital and found that the hospital no longer honored disabled‑placard parking and had sharply increased parking fees.
Yacine said she is required to make recurring medical visits for infusions and had previously been able to park for free using a disabled placard. She said when she went to the (named in transcript as ‘Carl’) facility recently the hospital had begun charging and no longer honored the placard; she described a substantial fee increase that left her unable to pay on the spot. Yacine asked whether the city has any authority to address parking-fee practices and asked council to speak with the hospital. The mayor and staff did not identify a specific city authority to force hospital parking practices to change but asked staff to note the concern. No formal staff report or action was taken at the meeting.
