Wednesday, February 14, 2007

and this one gave me a headache....

i actually had to stop in the center monday sit-n-knit of course...AND i found a spot at a meter right out front. it was about 12:30 or 1:00 pm too. i don't believe that has EVER happened and it most likely will never happen again. of course i was the ONLY car out there. the rest were suvs. i'm surprised i am still allowed in west hartford since i don't have an suv.

at any rate, the parking RATES will be changing come april

Council Adjusts Parking Rates At Meters, Lots

By DANIEL P. JONES, Courant Staff Writer

WEST HARTFORD -- Come early April, it will cost more to use a parking meter in West Hartford Center, but it will cost less to park for a day in the town's two main surface lots in the center.The town council Tuesday night unanimously approved new parking rates for on-street metered spaces in the center and for the lots. The changes will take effect April 2.The rate for on-street metered parking will go from 25 cents for 30 minutes to 25 cents for 15 minutes, or four quarters for an hour. The maximum time allowed before vehicles must be moved from metered spaces will remain two hours.............

...........................The hourly parking rate in the surface lots will remain $1.50 for any portion of the first hour and 75 cents per 30 minutes thereafter. The first hour will begin after the first 30 minutes, which will remain free.The hours of operation for the new parking garages will be 24 hours, seven days a week.The main surface lots will be open 5 a.m. until 2 a.m. the next day, when the entrance gates will be closed but automated exit gates will allow motorists to pay and leave, said John Phillips, the town's municipal parking supervisor. Parking from 5 to 9 a.m. will be free. Parking overnight - from 2 to 5 a.m. - is prohibited..............

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