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Parking Board director outlines fine increases and special-event fees; council members raise concerns
Summary
Kirk Dodrill, director of the Huntington Parking Board, described proposals in Ordinance 2026-05 to raise parking fines from $5 to $20, cap special-event street parking at $25, extend enforcement hours and raise boot fees for self-removal; councilors questioned clarity, potential spillover effects and whether the language should return to the parking board for revision.
Kirk Dodrill, director of the Huntington Parking Board, presented the second reading of Ordinance 2026-05 to the City Council on Feb. 23, 2026, laying out several proposed changes to the city's parking code.
Dodrill said the proposal would not raise meter rates (retaining the quarter-per-hour meter established in 1961) but would increase parking fines from $5 to $20, create special-event parking zones with a capped maximum charge (proposed $25) for events defined as drawing more than 1,000 people, extend enforcement hours on event days to 10 p.m. (including Saturdays and holidays), and…
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