More Parking Meter Increases
I strongly object to the 20\% increase to raise fees to $3/hour for on-street parking meters, and the similar planned increases for 2009 and 2010.The plans to have meters in operation until 9:00 pm we... continue reading »
"won't shop downtown if the parking fees are increased. will go to suburban malls instead."
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"There is no need for this. I like going downtown and being safe and leaving my car on the street over night so I dont drive home drunk. I allready have parking tickets in the morning during the week, I dont need some on the weekends."
"the last thing we need to do is to discourage parking anywhere in this city!!"
"Festivals need parking spaces! Concert doors for the OCMS Concert Serice open at 7:00 people park at 6:30 they do not want to have to leave to look after thier cars."
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"No way"
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"THIS IS NOTHING BUT A MONEY GRAB BY A GREEDY, MORALLY BANKRUPT CITY COUNCIL. THEY PROMISE THINGS THEY KNOW THEY CANNOT DELIVER AND ADD TO THE TAX BURDEN OF THE POPULATION INSTEAD OF LOOKING TO THEIR OWN BUDGETS TO FIND WAYS OF FINDING MORE MONEY TO WASTE."
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"This will have a huge negative impact on businesses and residents in downtown!"
"don't kill the historical Byward Market"
"This increase will have a negative impact on businesses and clubs and the overall vitality of the downtown core. These are very important to keeping Ottawa the fantastic place that it is."
"So while i work on weekends I should be Running tto my CAR every HOUR becasue meter will not go above one hour i shold be running out every hour to pump in three dollars and make sur ei m not late or else i will be hit with a $80 TICKET EVERYTIME AND EVER"
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"Increasing the cost to park downtown and charging in non-peak times is extremely short-sighted and harmful to the long term success of most business in the downtown core. Its on the backs of these same business owners that the City relies for revenue thro"
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"Trim the fat from the city staff and stop the deluge of cost hikes to residents. There is no more money to go around. Increasing the meters is just too easy a method to fluff the coffers. I am dissappointed that our tax dollars haven't purchased people wi"
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