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Council opens public hearing and orders assessment roll to fund downtown meterless parking system
Summary
After a public hearing with business and resident speakers, Jackson City Council voted unanimously to order preparation of an assessment roll to fund a downtown meterless parking system; commenters urged retention of meterless parking while requesting financial detail on rising maintenance costs.
Jackson City Council opened a public hearing Sept. 16 on a proposed assessment to fund a meterless parking system for downtown Jackson and subsequently approved a resolution ordering preparation of an assessment roll to fund the program.
The hearing drew downtown business owners and residents who largely urged the council to keep meterless parking. John King, a city resident, said he favored meterless parking and wanted it to remain in place long term. John Dennis, representing the Grotto Temple Association, thanked council for last year’s vote to remove meters and said the association’s…
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