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Supervisors send $70M parking‑meter contract back to budget committee amid concerns
Summary
The board sent a proposed roughly $70 million contract for citywide parking meter replacement back to Budget and Finance for further review after supervisors raised questions about priorities, contract scope and timing amid a municipal transit and budget crunch.
The Board of Supervisors on July 27 voted unanimously to send a proposed contract authorizing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to procure new single‑ and multi‑space parking meter hardware and services — an estimated $70.5 million contract with McKay Meters, Inc. — back to the Budget and Finance Committee for further review. Supervisor Preston, who spoke at length during the Government Audit and Oversight committee hearing, said he struggled to square the request with the city’s transit funding and service restoration needs.
Supervisors raised questions in committee and…
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