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Hagerstown staff propose seasonal residential parking permits for Historic Heights to ease Meredith Park game-day pressure
Summary
Staff proposed a voluntary, seasonal residential parking-permit program for the Historic Heights neighborhood to reduce stadium-related parking pressure. Key elements: free first permit, modest fee for a second permit (staff proposed $15), one visitor pass per permit, seasonal enforcement (April 15–Sept. 15), and complaint-driven enforcement by HPD; staff will refine the plan and return to council.
City staff on Feb. 3 presented a framework for a residential parking-permit program aimed at the Historic Heights/North Heights neighborhood to address parking pressure generated by events at nearby Meredith Park.
Staff described the proposed program as voluntary and seasonal (targeting the baseball season, April 15–Sept. 15). The draft framework cited approximately 300 residential units and about 190 on-street parking spaces within the study area between Antietam Street and Park Circle; staff said the city has…
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