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City considers higher parking rates, extended payment hours By Bill Hutchins
News – Would you rather pay a higher rate for downtown hourly parking, or pay for parking over extended hours each day? Those are some of the options facing motorists as the City of Kingston undertakes a comprehensive review of its on and off-street parking rates and fines. Motorists and other residents are being asked to comment on three scenarios as the city looks to boost parking revenues. The outcome will help councillors determine which scenario is likely to be approved. The review is based on studies that show the city’s parking reserve fund – which is solely replenished through parking rates and fines and is not subsidized by taxpayers – will go into a deficit in five years without increases. The deficit is expected to increase to $35 million by 2030 without higher parking rates. The reserve fund pays for all municipal parking operations, maintenance and any new structures. NHL star Taylor Hall made a special visit to the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area on Aug. 30. The Under the first scenario the city is hockey player visited with campers at the club, but he also presented a $12,000 cheque to the organization. considering; hourly parking rates will Photo Mandy Marcinak increase by 50-cents across the board Continued on page 4
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in 2019 but daily hours of payment will remain the same, while special event parking will go up by $1 starting in 2017. This scenario will grow the parking reserve fund balance to $4.8 million by 2030. In the second scenario; hourly rates will increase by 25-cents but the payment period is extended by three hours a day, both starting in 2019, while event parking is replaced with extended hours of paid parking at meters and parking lots. This would generate $5.9 million for the reserve fund by 2030. Under the final scenario, hourly rates will increase by 25-cents in 2019 but the payment period is extended by three hours a day starting sooner, in 2017, except in the Frontenac, Barrack and Anglin municipal lots. This will create a reserve fund of $6 million. All three scenarios include continuing monthly parking permit increases tied to inflation, increasing on and offstreet rates in the Queen’s/KGH/courthouse area in the fall 2017, increasing parking meter-related fines in 2018, and future rate increases every five years to maintain the long term health of the reserve fund, according to the city. Continued on page 7
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