Charlottetown considering parking rebate program
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Workers with the Metropolis of Charlottetown is continuous to look right into a program that might enable individuals who obtain parking tickets within the downtown to void the fines.
At a gathering of the financial growth, tourism and occasions administration committee on July 20, Wayne Lengthy, town’s occasions growth officer, mentioned the method has begun and entails speaking to different municipalities across the Atlantic area about related initiatives.
“The method just isn’t accomplished but, however we hope to report again within the close to future,’’ Lengthy mentioned.
The topic first got here up on the June 13 common public month-to-month assembly of council the place Coun. Greg Rivard, chair of the protecting and emergency providers committee, talked about Halifax’s parking rebate program.
Rivard mentioned folks in Halifax who obtain a parking tremendous can void their tickets in the event that they spend a sure greenback quantity at native enterprise.
Laura Wright, who works with the Metropolis of Halifax’s public affairs workplace, informed SaltWire Community on June 15 that this system is in place till Sept. 30 and requires a $35 buy at a enterprise so as to void the ticket.
Lengthy mentioned he has spoken with officers at Downtown Charlottetown Inc. a few related initiative, and the suggestions he acquired was that it might be greatest to launch some kind of parking forgiveness program within the fall.
Mayor Philip Brown agreed, saying he thinks it’s greatest to carry off one other a number of weeks.
Parking within the downtown falls beneath the jurisdiction of three of town’s departments – police, public works and financial growth, the latter of which units the charges.
Coun. Julie McCabe, chair of the financial growth, tourism and occasions administration committee, mentioned when such an initiative you will need to contemplate just a few elements, from serving to downtown companies to realizing town takes in fairly a little bit of income from meters.
Dave Stewart is a reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He could be reached by e mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @DveStewart.
