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Council amends parking ordinance to extend holiday parking through New Year's Day; effective Thanksgiving
Summary
Council amended Article 365 to change the holiday parking language to run 'through New Year's Day' and set the amendment to take effect on Thanksgiving to give staff time to adjust meter settings; the amendment passed with one recorded 'nay'.
During the second reading for amendments to the codified parking ordinances (Article 365), councilmembers discussed minor wording and scheduling changes for a holiday parking policy intended to encourage visitors and assist local businesses from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. One proposed change replaced the text 'through December 2 New Year's Day' with 'through New Year’s Day' to explicitly include Jan. 1, and council agreed the ordinance should become effective on Thanksgiving to allow staff to prepare meters and signage.
Council moved and seconded minor corrections and to set the effective date to Thanksgiving. The council voted to adopt the second reading as amended; the presiding officer recorded one 'nay' during the approval vote. The amendment was framed as a technical clarification and an operational timing decision rather than a new policy direction.
