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Ithaca council extends metered parking to Saturdays; ordinance passes 9–1
Summary
The Common Council adopted an ordinance on Jan. 7, 2026 to extend metered parking hours to Saturdays and update civil penalties for overtime meters. Council debated impacts on religious observance at Temple Bethel and concerns about employee costs; the measure passed 9–1 with Ald. Shapiro voting no.
The Ithaca Common Council voted 9–1 on Jan. 7, 2026 to adopt an ordinance that extends metered parking hours to include Saturdays and revises fines for meter overtime.
Sponsor Mr. DeFandini (reading legislative findings) said metered parking and user fees are needed to regulate parking and recover the cost of managing city parking. Several…
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