[OMS_MANAGERS] downtown parking

[Carole Smith]

Thank you Oscar, that makes sense!

Carole

On May 29, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Oscar Hult wrote:

> In Albany, employees with on street parking have a hang tag in their windshield, they can only park in certain areas. We try not to ticket customers unless they are parked taking two spaces or in the leased lots.
> Oscar B. Hult
> Executive Director
> Albany Downtown Association
> Albany Main Street Program
> Albany Park Wise Program
> 541-928-2469
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> Subject: Re: [OMS_MANAGERS] downtown parking
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> 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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