Downtown Wants Ticket Forgiveness

Item: Business boost or legal bust? Ticket forgiveness plan pleases shoppers, leaves lawyers scratching their heads /Tom Hasslinger, CdA Press

More Info: It’s an idea that has store owners and patrons excited, city officials curious, but legal teams wagging a finger of caution. How about forgiving downtown parking tickets? … Violators would be forgiven only if they have a receipt verifying they spent more money than the ticket’s charge at any downtown business the day of the infraction. … The catch? It may not be legal.

Question: Have you ever decided not to shop downtown because you didn’t want to pay for parking in the Third Street lot or risk the possibility of getting a ticket by parking too long on a city street?