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Residents seek gate for noisy Galloway ramp; downtown businesses urge caution on paid‑parking rollout
Summary
At the June 9 meeting residents said noise from the Galloway Street parking ramp has returned despite earlier mitigations and asked council to fund a controlled gate in the capital budget; downtown business organizations warned staff and council not to implement paid parking without dedicated staffing, enforcement plans and clear revenue use.
Residents and downtown business leaders used the June 9 meeting to press the city on two related issues: ongoing noise and safety concerns at the Galloway Street parking ramp and an anticipated downtown paid‑parking program that business groups say lacks essential operational details.
Deb Marshall, who identified herself as chair of the Downtown Neighborhood Association and a resident at 315 Riverfront Terrace, told council that efforts to reduce ramp noise — closing a level and adding speed bumps — had not solved the problem and that noise from motorcycles, trucks and loud music had returned. Marshall urged the city to include capital funding for a controlled gate system that would restrict access to people parking there for legitimate downtown trips. "The only real solution is going to be [a] controlled gate entrance that people are going in…
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