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Downtown business owners urge Roseburg council to end ACE parking contract
Summary
Dozens of downtown business owners and residents told the Roseburg City Council they want the ACE Parking contract canceled, saying enforcement is punitive, inconsistent and discourages customers; council members said staff will provide contract details and enforcement options before further action.
Dozens of downtown business owners and customers told the Roseburg City Council during public comment on Jan. 27 that the city should cancel its contract with ACE Parking, saying the company’s enforcement is harming small businesses and discouraging people from visiting downtown.
The speakers urged the council to consider alternatives to the private enforcement contract and to improve communication with downtown businesses. “Anytime that you share anything about happenings downtown, there’s always a lot of backlash, and it always ends up being surrounded by parking and ACE and the tickets,” said Jill Fay, a downtown business owner. “We’re trying so hard to come together as neighbors downtown … and it’s a shame…
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