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Roswell residents, businesses push back as city advances paid parking pilot for new Green Street deck
Summary
Nearly 30 speakers at Roswell’s March 31 open forum urged the council to pause a pilot to charge for downtown parking, arguing the move breaks promises made during a $20 million bond campaign, harms employees and small businesses, and lacks clear cost and implementation details.
Hundreds of residents and business owners packed the Roswell City Hall forum on March 31 to oppose a proposed pilot to charge for parking at the new Green Street parking deck and other municipal lots. Speakers called for a pause until city staff provide clearer cost estimates, enforcement details and baseline demand data.
“Paid parking at the Green Street Parking deck is not just a policy disagreement. It’s a breach of trust between the city of Roswell and its residents,” said Ben McIntyre, who urged officials to stop the program until all facts and figures are public. Multiple speakers repeated that assertion, saying voters were led to expect free parking when they approved the bond that helped fund the…
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