Unfriendly parking rates

Thu., March 18, 2021

Why would anyone pay $5 per hour for a parking meter in downtown Spokane? (“City parking fund faces $10M in costs,” March 1)

The development of new parking meters includes a price tag of $3.6 million, including an annual cost of $400,000.00 per year.

Let’s develop ways of bringing people to Spokane. Maybe having “Reardon Days” or “Couer d’Alene Days” or “St Maries Days/”

Let’s make this a friendly city again at a cheaper rate.

Michael T. McGuire

Spokane

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