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Downtown business owners urge longer parking limits, cite broken meters and ticketing delays
Summary
Local business owners told the Muscatine City Council that current downtown parking limits, broken meters and slow reimbursement of erroneous tickets hurt commerce; council asked staff to review proposals including extended time limits and enforcement options.
Business owners and residents at the June 5 Muscatine City Council meeting urged changes to downtown parking rules, saying current time limits and meter problems discourage customers.
Darryl Ravere, co‑owner of Merrill Soap Company, told the council he received a ticket for an ordinance he said he did not know about and said the city’s reimbursement process for faulty meters is slow. “There is a perception, don't come downtown, you're gonna get a ticket,” Ravere said. He asked the council to consider…
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