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Council amends ramps budget, removes some free-parking slots and OKs interfund help for ramp fund
Summary
Committee discussed an $800,000 interfund transfer to support ramp operations, the pending demolition of the Water Street/State Street ramp, and approved removal of two free-parking line items from the ramps fee schedule.
Binghamton councilors debated the ramps (parking) fund budget and approved removing two free-parking line items from the fee schedule while directing staff to continue work on funding and operational transitions for the downtown ramps.
At the budget hearing, staff and Laz Parking representative Pablo Escamilla reviewed 2026 assumptions for the ramps fund, including expected equipment updates, changes tied to the eventual closure or demolition of the State Street ramp and continued operations at Collier and other lots. Councilors asked about the large…
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