HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-31-20 Public Comment - T. Buckingham - MSU Parking District FeeFrom:Tina Buckingham
To:Agenda
Subject:MSU Parking District Fee
Date:Friday, July 31, 2020 9:04:00 AM
Dear Commissioners,
I have lived in my little home on South 7th and College for 41 years.
Please end this parking 'tax'!
Even the $5 increase (down from the ridiculous increase of $15) is too much for a program
that doesn't benefit these neighborhoods any longer. And, how, exactly does it benefit the
city?
I would ask you, what exactly does this money support? Certainly not me.
If the fees cover the program, where do the (ridiculous $60) fines go?
Here is my suggestion:
Leave the signs up and quietly quit the program. No one will know. You will save the time
and energy and we will save the money and headache.
Station the patrol guy on South 8th between Irving School and Cooper Park.
The speed limits there are 15 mph. The MSU students (and general public) speed through
there every minute of every day. You will collect a fortune!
There is no longer a parking problem in my (MSU) neighborhood...except for ME, the
taxpayer! Downtown parking is free for the wealthy tourists, yet you want more money
from the homeowner who already pays more than sufficient taxes
Please STOP these neighborhood parking districts fees and get a tourist bed-tax for
Bozeman.
respectfully,
Tina Buckingham406-539-9758
tinabbuckingham@gmail.com