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Resident urges free Saturday parking downtown; board approves RFP, bookkeeping contract and legal counsel
Summary
During public comment a Laredo resident urged suspending meter enforcement on Saturdays and criticized proposed extension of meter hours; the board then unanimously approved an RFP for banking services, a bookkeeping contract with ONOG/Flash Tax Service and an engagement with ABHR for legal counsel, and accepted a director’s resignation.
A Laredo resident urged the Central Laredo Municipal Management District to suspend meter enforcement on Saturdays and to reconsider proposals to extend parking enforcement later into the evening.
Juanita Fontaine said Saturday meter-free parking helped revive downtown activity in places where she previously lived and said attendees at a recent parade were ticketed despite the event. "People were very upset that everybody got a ticket," Fontaine said, and she opposed proposals to push…
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