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Hamtramck council votes to end parking meter contract after months of complaints
Summary
After extensive public comment and council debate, Hamtramck City Council voted to terminate its contract with the private parking-meter company and direct staff to turn off the system by July 1. Council members and dozens of business owners said meters had reduced customer traffic on Joseph Campau and other commercial corridors.
Hamtramck City Council voted June 24 to terminate the city’s contract with the private parking meter vendor and directed staff to have the system turned off by July 1.
The decision followed more than an hour of public comment and council discussion in which business owners and residents described lost customers, frequent tickets and difficulty using the system. Multiple speakers representing downtown Joseph Campau businesses urged the council to end the contract,…
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