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Disabled resident urges changes to downtown parking enforcement during Helena public comment
Summary
At the administrative meeting Frances Coy, a downtown resident, urged the commission to adopt a year-long parking pass or other relief for disabled residents and people who work or live downtown, saying she faces fines and risk of impoundment she cannot afford.
During the public-comment period, Frances Coy, a downtown resident, urged the city to change downtown parking enforcement practices and allow year-long parking passes for disabled residents and people who work in the downtown zone.
Coy said she holds a disabled plate but continues to receive parking tickets, that she faces an impoundment threat she cannot afford, and that she has relied on services such as Meals on Wheels. “I have been threatened with the car being impounded…I don't have enough money now to pay the parking tickets,” Coy said.
Coy asked the commission to consider alternatives used in other cities and questioned whether the city performed a cost-benefit analysis before installing meters. The mayor offered to provide a contact number after the meeting so Coy could follow up with staff.
No formal action or staff direction was taken during the administrative meeting on downtown parking; the comment was recorded during the public-comment portion of the meeting and staff may follow up outside the meeting record.
