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Coastal News Today | NC - It was inevitable : Surf City visitors, business owners react to first day of paid parking
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Paid parking could soon come to Surf City.
Members of the town s council will vote on an ordinance Tuesday that would establish the parameters for a paid parking program. Ahead of the vote, council members discussed details of the proposal during a work session on Friday morning.
During Friday s meeting, five of the six council members, including Mayor Doug Medlin, expressed support for the idea of implementing paid parking. Council member Dwight Torres expressed concern about aspects of the proposal.
On Friday, council members voted on a consensus to set the timeframe and rates for parking.
The council approved running the paid parking period from April 1 through Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. It also approved rates of $3 per hour and $15 a day on a consensus. Weekly and annual passes would also be available.
âItâs not an easy topicâ: Surf City council members discuss paid parking
Surf City leaders weigh up paid versus free parking By Gabrielle Williams | January 29, 2021 at 10:54 AM EST - Updated January 29 at 8:00 PM
The town is one of the last in the area to offer free parking, but council members talked about how crowded and unsafe it was on the island last summer. The proposal includes paid parking from April through October from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The paid parking proposal includes hourly, daily, weekly, and seasonal passes. The town would provide free parking for residents.â Gabbie Williams (@GSWilliams News) January 29, 2021
âThatâs what us veterans need,â Surf City nonprofits accept grants
Surf City veterans surf groups By Kendall McGee | December 19, 2020 at 6:54 PM EST - Updated December 20 at 5:37 PM
SURF CITY, N.C. (WECT) - When you think of therapy, a cold morning surf under the American flag probably isnât what comes to mind, but surf therapy is exactly what Valerie Bennett looks forward to every third Saturday of the month.
âWhen youâre out there, its just. everything gets quiet,â said Bennett of time spent in the water.
Bennett served in the Marine Corps for 11 years. She was deployed three times in the Middle East, but today shes the chapter lead of Surf Cityâs One More Wave. Its a nonprofit group that makes surf therapy accessible to all veterans.
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