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Krista E <
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Subject:Downtown Parking
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Hello,
I saw a notice that said you were looking for downtown parking imput prior to the 11/07/23 meeting.
I grew up in SLO and have so many great core memories of downtown. I even worked downtown in the early '90s. I
loved the vibrancy of downtown and would regularly patron all varieties of businesses. That was until about five years
ago and it has even worsened in the last two. Now I rarely go downtown and when I do I am reminded of why I usually
stay away. The parking price increase, the extended hours to charge for parking and reduced availability is not the only
downside these days, but it was what tipped the scales for me. Most of the City of San Luis residents I talk to feel the
same. The only locals I know that still want to go down there are from the surrounding cities in the county, not the in
town ones.
This current downtown is meant for tourists and has chased the locals away. Please stop trying to mimic Santa
Barbara. We love our town and want to love downtown again too.
Thank you,
Krista Elsey
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