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This article was published 17/02/2024 (579 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As reported in The Brandon Sun, the fees for parking in our downtown core have doubled overnight.
While we understand the desire for the city to catch up to its 10 comparator municipalities, we do take issue with the process and lack of consultation with downtown stakeholders. Alas, the decision has been made and that ship has sailed. Hopefully a lesson for future decisions like this that have impacts on users of the downtown, whether businesses, residents or customers.
As a group that is advocating to restore our core, we can’t agree enough with the opinion piece published in The Brandon Sun on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in which the writer states that “increasing fees for people to park will do little to entice more people to make the trip downtown, making it even more difficult to find workable solutions to its continued deterioration.”
New fees set by the city have doubled the rates motorists pay for roadside parking. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
New fees set by the city have doubled the rates motorists pay for roadside parking. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The city predicts that it will collect $100,000 in additional revenue as a result of these fee hikes. We kindly ask that these additional funds be allocated to a reserve fund dedicated to downtown revitalization initiatives.
JORDAN LUDWIG
President
Brandon Downtown BIZ