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Jackson City Council approves move from assessments to pay-to-park for downtown
Summary
The council voted unanimously to replace the assessment-funded, meterless parking system in downtown Jackson with a pay-to-park system that staff says will better fund maintenance and improvements.
Jackson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to replace the assessment-funded, meterless parking system in the downtown central commercial district with a pay-to-park system that charges short-term users at street pay stations and preserves permit options for long-term parkers.
Council and staff said the change aims to address a funding shortfall for maintenance and to create more predictable revenue for lot and curb upkeep.
Troy, an engineering staff member who presented the plan, told council the proposal shifts part of the cost burden from property assessments to the people parking on the street: “what you got before you is a, proposal to change the way we fund the, downtown parking system. You know,…
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