PARKatlanta Decision: What Would You Have Done?
How do you feel about the increase in fines?
The Atlanta City Council approved higher fees and fines for motorists who leave their vehicles parked at expired meters. The council's decision — approved Monday — came despite a steady chorus of concern from residents who, for the last several weeks recounted tale after tale of difficulties with PARKatlanta, the group hired by the city to run parking enforcement. The city is looking to recoup $4 million it lost following an arbitrator's decision that PARKatlanta did not need to pay roughly 75 percent what it was originally contracted to pay the city. Some members of the city council felt the city needed to fix the problems with PARKatlanta first, rather than reach into motorists' pockets for more money. How East Atlanta Patch's City …
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Bob Crossett
4:16 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Why are 90% of these parking meters in Midtown, Virginia Highland and Little 5 points? If our "leaders" insist on this system, why not equally place them in the other areas of the city as well? more ›