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Council debates free-event parking and ParkMobile rollout as staff weighs 2- vs. 3-hour limits
Summary
Council split Wednesday on whether to continue free parking for gallery walks and other special events after staff reported a cost of about $574 per hour for two gallery‑walk dates; the meeting also covered a ParkMobile app rollout that will enforce block-level time limits and a proposal to standardize town‑center meter limits at two or three hours.
Council members split over requests to extend free parking for two gallery‑walk events after staff tallied the cost at roughly $574 per hour (about $1,200 for both requested dates). "It would be $574 per hour. So the total for both gallery walks would be around $1,200," a staff member said when describing the fiscal impact.
Members debated the economic benefit to downtown businesses against lost parking revenue. Some councilors recommended continuing free parking…
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