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Goldsboro council approves temporary moratorium on downtown parking enforcement after widespread complaints
Summary
Goldsboro City Council voted to pause enforcement of its downtown time-parking ordinance until 60 days after the citys January retreat, directing staff to remove signs and return with data and stakeholder outreach plans.
Goldsboro City Council voted 6-1 on Dec. 2 to pause enforcement of downtown time-limited parking and remove the posted signs while the council and staff gather more data and consult merchants and residents.
Mayor Kandace Gaylor put a compromise proposal on the table earlier in the discussion to change meter-adjacent spaces along Center Streets median from two-hour to four-hour parking instead of scrapping the program. That idea prompted extended debate among council members, who described sharp disagreement among downtown merchants, employees and residents about whether current rules have helped or hurt business.
Council members raised multiple concerns that led to the moratorium vote.…
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