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Franklin aldermen approve paid-parking requests for two downtown lots after debate over employee parking
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen considered two paid-parking requests for privately owned lots downtown and approved the applications with the staff-recommended option after an extended discussion about employee parking, enforcement and downtown parking strategy.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Jan. 28 considered two resolutions to permit paid parking on privately owned lots near downtown and moved forward with the staff-recommended option for both parcels after aldermen debated employee parking and enforcement.
The discussion centered on how allowing paid parking affects overall downtown parking supply and whether employees working at businesses that use paid lots would be displaced to free public spaces. Alderman Caesar said the board should weigh the effect on employees if businesses convert private lots to paid spaces: “My belief is if there’s only 43 spots and you’re running a restaurant, it’s likely that you’re going to have a number of employees……
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