City Council holds off on parking fine and rate increases – for now
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LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge City Council has voted unanimously to postpone First Reading of a traffic bylaw that could have been an initial step towards increasing city parking fines and rates beginning Jan. 1, 2020.
At Monday’s meeting (Oct. 28), Councillor Jeffrey Coffman brought forward a resolution, requesting that an Operational Review being undertaken by City Manager Bramwell Strain first be completed. Its findings and considerations will then be presented to council at a later date.
The City’s Urban Revitalization and Traffic Engineering Managers made a presentation Oct. 21 to the Community Issues Committee outlining a proposal to increase parking rates from $1.00 per hour, to $1.10 per hour in the two and three -hour spots, while the 10-hour parking rates would go from $.45 to $.50 per hour.
Fines, if approved, would go from $25 for those paid after 7-days, to $40, while paying early would mean the fine would be $20 rather than the current $10. The additional fees would go into a reserve to help pay for system maintenance and future upgrades. Currently the Parking Reserve has around $2 million.
