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Council pauses changes to island employee parking to gather data

Town of Sunset Beach Town Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Councilors on May 4 agreed to table decisions about free employee parking passes after hearing business owners and residents raise concerns about fairness, large numbers of passes issued and system problems that prevented staff from paying to park when off duty.

The Town of Sunset Beach council on May 4 discussed employee and patron free parking passes issued to island businesses and agreed to table any changes until staff returns with precise data on how many passes were in circulation.

Island business representatives told the council they rely on employee parking for safety and staffing; at least one small business reported system errors that prevented an employee…

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