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Governing body approves repeal of paid on-street parking ordinance after weeks of public comment
Summary
After extensive public comment from downtown business owners and residents, the governing body approved the repeal of the paid on-street parking districts ordinance on second reading, with one member recorded as voting no. Council members and speakers urged other approaches to address downtown parking supply, enforcement and safety.
The governing body voted to approve on second reading an ordinance repealing the city—s paid on-street parking districts program, following a lengthy public-comment period and debate.
The repeal vote came after more than an hour of public comment from downtown business owners, residents and civic representatives who said the paid-parking program would harm downtown businesses and that enforcement and garage improvements should be prioritized instead. "I am here speaking in support of repealing the parking district program," said Exy Brown, a Ward 2 resident. "The problem isn't necessarily the parking itself. I think it's the enforcement."
Why it matters: The repeal removes the recently adopted framework to create paid on-street parking…
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