[OMS_MANAGERS] downtown parking

[Jenifer Kay Hood, TEAM]

Salem is notorious for ticketing. An idea I have seen is employers in the 
area give employees a sticker, which notifies parking enforcement that this 
is an employee. I know for a fact that just the scenario you have outlined 
has happened in Salem--it happened to me when I was in the area for a 
meeting. This discourages repeat customers for certain types of businesses. 
See if the city council's reasoning was the same as in K Falls and if so 
suggest the employee tag method. Best, JKH

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From: "Salem Downtown Partnership" <salemdowntownpartnership at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 11:14 AM
To: <oms_managers at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] downtown parking

> Hi all,
>
> The City of Salem has a clause in their 2 hour parking ordinance we find 
> annoying.  The clause prevents our customers from parking more than once 
> per day on any block downtown.  Example, if a customer comes downtown in 
> the morning for coffee, and comes back in the afternoon to shop, and 
> happens to park in the same block they used in the morning - they get a 
> ticket. . . .  Needless to say this has been a major problems for our 
> customers who want to support us, but also don't like getting tickets.
>
> Do any of your cities have this ordinance, and what have you done about 
> it?
>
> Carole Smith
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