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Residents complain permit lottery, ask parking office to prioritize long-term homeowners and finish Lot 6 markings
Summary
Longtime residents said a lottery-based residential permit system has displaced them from priority parking; parking staff blamed processing delays on short staffing and said legal limits prevent preferential treatment. Residents also requested white-line painting in Lot 6 and clearer communication about permit status.
Longtime residents on West Gay Street told the borough Parking Committee they feel the shift from a first-come, first-served permit system to a lottery has disadvantaged homeowners and created repeated anxiety about losing parking access. Dorothy Hammond, a resident at 314 West Gay Street Lot 6, said the change upended a decades-long routine. "We come at 05:00 in the morning and wait and wait," Hammond said. "Then with this lottery crap, and you gotta wait, see if you were ... it doesn't make sense." Parking staff acknowledged the delay in notifying applicants but said it was caused by staffing shortages. "The delay was simply a staffing issue,"…
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