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Local business owner tells committee co-op parking arrangements are failing; asks for immediate attention
Summary
Business owner Susan Clow told the finance committee she pays $10,000 a year for co-op parking spaces that have not been allocated since 2019 and described how uneven pricing and free nearby lots cause morning congestion that blocks customer access.
Susan Clow identified herself during public comment as owner/operator of Bailey's Lobster Pound, Stern Seafood and Emma's Eats and described persistent parking problems in the Pine Point/co-op lot. She said she pays $10,000 per year in rent for the co-op lot but "I still have not been assigned the last 15 parking spaces, and that's been since 2019. I can't use them, and I'm paying for them." Clow said uneven pricing across nearby lots drives morning congestion and harms her customers' access.
Committee members acknowledged the issue and called it a separate, urgent operational problem. Members suggested the co-op lot be treated as a business-parking lot and recommended staff confer with the affected businesses and with Tom (town staff) to resolve allocations and billing. Staff agreed this appears separate from the automated-parking study and likely requires targeted, immediate attention.
