Discussions held when this decision was made included noting that many people come downtown for multiple reasons -- post office, banking, hair appointment, shopping, eating.  So a two hour limit could be problematic.

Recently, complaints were received relative to County Courthouse "regulars" who were abusing this policy -- many were probably the same people who blew off feeding the meters when they were present.

Suggestions were made to limit parking at the town square areas (at Antiques on Main, Post Office and South Franklin Street) to 30 minutes or less as a first step; however, the Street Committee (Councilmen Dan Canada and Brad Stipes) asked that this item be put on the council's next agenda as they were ready to make a change.

It is expected that parking regulation signs will be installed, again limiting parking to two-hours or less.  How this will be enforced may also come into the discussions, as well at the hours/days of the week the limit may apply to.

Did anyone check with you, to get input on your thoughts or business needs?
 
Do you have off street parking and so this doesn't matter?  Do your customers use other parking lots and worry about it becoming an issue?  Do your customers come and go in less than 2 hours, so it's not an issue even if they are running multiple errands?

If this is a problem because of county business, has anyone checked with the county to see if they can take steps to curtail abuses?  Could this be addressed at just the town square area, or would the abusers simply move to other areas

Please think about how this could impact your customers and your business.  Please consider attending the next town council meeting on Tuesday, July 1 @ 7:30 pm in the Town Hall, or contacting a council member via email or telephone, or calling the Mayor or Town Manager's office to express your opinon.  Please share this information, and discuss it, with your customers and business neighbors.

This isn't much of a concern to my business today, as most of our customers walk in, use parking for less than two-hours, or use our off street parking spaces.  It may impact your business differently, and so the information is being provided to you now.

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