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ordinance would not accomplish
what the petition requested, and
that is a referendum to be placed
on a ballot questioning taxpayer's
opinions over paid parking. Fur-
thermore, the motion on the table
would not prevent the council from
implementing new areas of paid
parking in the future.
that it is more than half of the peo-
ple that voted last year do not
want parking, not just on these
streets but also on some of the
city lots," she said.
cess has been followed and the
public's request to be given more
time to be heard on such deci-
sions as paid parking has been
made clear.
repeal Ordinance 2013-10 to be
brought before the council at the
next legislative session on Tues-
day evening. Pillas stated her op-
position is due to the motion
speaking against the public asking
for a referendum.
action to repeal the parking ordi-
nance.
voters, those who signed the peti-
tion, have asked for and that is to
remove the meters," the mayor
said.
sions over paid parking since he
joined the council in 1985.
any more parking meters on city
streets ... unless there is six votes
to override a mayoral veto, I don't
think you are going to see parking
meters on the streets," he said. "I
hope we continue to look at our
city lots, and other ways, not just
parking meters to reduce costs
and to increase revenues where
they are palatable and where they
are necessary."
dinance months ago before it be-
came law.
compromise, not the people who
were in opposition or those in fa-
vor," the mayor responded. "I cer-
tainly think it went better this way,
the petition has happened and
now we have taken action. We
have received a clear message
that this isn't the way the citizens
want to go and we have taken the
appropriate action. Like I said, if
you just want to continue it as a
battle so be it."