Thursday, December 9, 2010

More Parking Meters in Borough, Let the Boo-Hooing Begin

West Chester Borough Council, faced with an upcoming $1.5million shortfall, has decided to increase revenue by adding  about 150 parking meters to areas that were otherwise "free parking" areas.  I congratulate council for this action.  However, after reading the story and all of the readers' comments at DailyLocal.com I am definitely in the minority.  While I don't think increasing parking rates or adding meters is the only way to increase revenue, I do think its a good start.

Either way, I'm reminded of the opening scene from Cool Hand Luke.  While not a Paul Newman fan, (mumia abu Jamal supporter) the scene is apropos.  Do yourself a favor and watch the first two minutes of this video.
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2 comments:

  1. John YoungDecember 9, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    Boy, I'm with you on this one. I try not to read the Daily Local comments because of all the sarcasm and boo-hooing. Yeesh!

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  2. just sayin'December 11, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    Heck, the borough streets can sometimes be as busy as Philly on any given Thurs, Fri, Sat, or special event nite... why not charge for parking like they do. But I coulda used those 11 quarters for a beer... waaah

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