A couple of days ago the Keene Sentinel published the following Letter to the Editor, and the letter has been submitted to the City Council as a formal communication to be heard at an upcoming Council meeting.
For the last couple of years the city council has been debating whether or not, and by how much to increase parking meter rates, and the Parking Czar recently announced his retirement. The City even sued 6 people who were feeding meters to make a political statement, in hopes of creating a debate on whether or not the City even needs parking meters.
While the city council has delayed voting on a parking rate increase, the debate that some of the Robin Hooders hoped to spark has not yet happened.
In the Welsh town of Cardigan, a group of drunken youths smashed the four parking kiosks in town. GOOD Magazine reports, “At first this act of vandalism seemed like a real headache. The bill to fix the meters came in at around $35,000, a fee the local city council had so much trouble sourcing they had to leave the meters broken, and subsequently downtown parking free, for weeks. But as the days dragged on, shoppers and local business owners started feeling glad that the meters had been destroyed. It seems the convenience of free parking and the liberty to stroll from shop to shop without worrying about feeding the meter had increased main street storefront revenues by an average of about 30 percent and by as much as 50 percent. The boost evened the playing field between local vendors and megastores with free lots outside of town.”
Could you imagine what an revenue increase of 30% would do for most of the downtown businesses in Keene?
With the Parking Fund set to run dry in 2017, in light of these new findings, maybe it’s time the city council consider eliminating the Parking Department and allowing downtown businesses to enjoy a 30% revenue increase!Darryl W. Perry
[…] By Darryl W. Perry […]
Those meters will never go away. But should they in the future, The city will go to parking kiosks. So either way, you will be paying for parking downtown.
Jumping Jacks
Perhaps you should read this, Jacks. It’s an article from “The Daily Good”.
http://magazine.good.is/articles/parking-meters-cardigan-wales
Victoire!!
Drac Vermell Jumping Jacks Descent article. It doesn’t talk about what the future brings. It’s an author’s opinion. There will always be controlled parking. I believe the future will bring kiosks for parking. Many cities have that. No matter what, you and the other freekeeners will be paying for parking.
If you don’t like paying for parking, drac then you can drive out of the parking meter area where there is “free” parking and walk your out of shape 89 year old bones to where you want to go, because you probably need the exercise, no know seeing that your sooo old. Or maybe you should get a handicapped placard for your Buick. Lol
BSIZZLE
Since you’ve already revealed that you’re hopelessly incompetent as a detective, BSIZZLE, are you now trying your hand at insult comedy? Here’s a tip. When you insult someone, you should also try to sneak in a remark about that person’s mother. Boy, I can’t wait to see what you have in store for me once you start getting good a this! You’ve already picked out a chic name, even if it is a little pretentious. Do you have any skill at rhyming as well? Oh dear, I have so many questions! Don’t mind me! Well, keep practicing BSIZZLE! I look forward to more of your act!
Not a detective, won’t use a mother joke on you, because your mother must be very dead seeing your 89,right? It’s not an act you can’t answer questions unlike me. I don’t need to practice anything on you. Good try in demeaning me, it ain’t working, plus your redoric doesn’t seem to come from a 89 year old. I see right though the bullshit. Get some sleep it’s past your bedtime.
Jumping Jacks Drac Vermell Nobody knows what the future will bring, Jacks. Not even you. And why should the author of that article be expected to speak of the future, anyway? That article I linked in part discusses how urban municipalities like Cardigan use their monopoly power to levy additional taxes by collecting fees for parking in front of private businesses. Since your reply here doesn’t reflect any opinions other than the one from your previous reply, you’re giving me the impression that you didn’t actually read the article..Did you actually read it, Jacks, or are you just pretending? I’m giving you an opportunity to engage… Read more »
BSIZZLE I can’t demean you any more than you’ve already demeaned yourself, BSIZZLE. You’re obviously not very smart, but your remarks here also seem to reflect a rather provincial attitude towards the elderly. Don’t you think it’s a tad prejudicial to expect my “redoric” (it’s spelled “rhetoric” by the way) to be like that of every other old man you see feeding pigeons in the park? You should probably try to talk to some old people more instead of just watching them from your car window. Maybe you’d learn something. You certainly haven’t learned anything trolling this forum. I on the other hand… Read more »
Go to bed old man. How’s that?
I’m taking to an old person? Correct?
I spelled rhetoric wrong on purpose just to get a response Ian. Do you got anything else?
BSIZZLE
Not at the moment, BSIZZLE, but it’s nice to know that the best trolling tactic you have in your arsenal is to dangle misspelled words as bait. I’ve accused Jumping Jacks of doing the same thing before. It’s not very original. Do you think pretending to be stupid disarms people in some way?
Thank you, you just answered my question.
BSIZZLE
You’re very welcome, BSIZZLE. Does this mean we’re friends now?
To become friends we would have to meet up to hang out. I’ll tell you what, I’ll get you a senior citizens coffee and donut for ya, at dunkin donuts, and we can meet up at the kac to chat. Sounds like a plan?
Drac Vermell Jumping Jacks Sounds like I hit a nerve. Sorry guy, the future isn’t that hard to predict when you look at what the trends are. Kiosks are becoming very popular. I remember when you drive through a tollbooth you had to have the correct change. Now you can by a pass and zip right through the tollbooth. You also don’t need correct change anymore.
By the way, you said, “I’m giving you an opportunity to engage in a conversation here” You don’t control this conversation or me. Your article was mostly the author’s opinions.
BSIZZLE
I’m confused, BSIZZLE. How does an exchange of “Thank You’s” and “You’re Welcome’s” devolve into an accusation of pedophilia? You certainly tend to jump to a lot of conclusions. And venting your frustrations at the person trying to help you just because you’ve encountered a little snag in your case is not very professional is it, detective?
You just can’t help yourself from posting pithy retorts to people you call uneducated. Detective? What the fuck are you talking about? And I don’t need your help. “Thank you” lol.
BSIZZLE My you’re forgetful, BSIZZLE. I was referring to your case concerning my identity. You’ve been working on it for the past week, haven’t you? Despite the fact that I actually have been using my real name here, you for some reason seem to believe I’m someone from Free Keene. Hence, I’ve introduced a new pet name for you: “detective”. I take it that you don’t approve? By the way, “pithy” is not the correct description for my style of writing, BSIZZLE. Pithy language is concise and forcefully expressive, much more in line with yours (when you bother to try at least). My own style tends to rely… Read more »
I don’t need a pet name. What does this have to do with the original thread about parking meters? It amazing how people can divert you from a simple thing about parking meters. Gotcha going about nothing. I’m glad I could waste some of your precious time. “Your welcome “. Lol
BSIZZLE
You’re funny, BSIZZLE. If it were a waste of my time, I wouldn’t choose to do this at all. I post here because I enjoy discussing libertarian principles with trolls like you. What is it you think you’re diverting me from, detective?
Jumping Jacks Drac Vermell Evidently you misunderstood my intentions here, Jacks. Mostly I was just curious to see if you’d notice that the link I provided you was the same link that Darryl had provided in his own article. I even generously gave you a second opportunity to read it so that you could redeem yourself. Not surprisingly, you didn’t. Can you please explain to me, Jacks, how you can possibly hold an opinion on an article when you won’t even bother to read it at least once before you critique it? You exhibit this kind of intellectual dishonesty all too often, Jacks. Why do you think you should be taken… Read more »