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.
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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