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From:Shelby Radecki <
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Subject:Downtown Parking Rates
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Hi There,
My name is Shelby, and I have lived in SLO county for most of my life. We moved to Nipomo when I was 12 years old. I
have also lived in Santa Cruz, Chico, and Santa Barbara, while in college and shortly thereafter (none of which have
parking rates as high as ours). I have since moved back to SLO county and have chosen to plant roots here.
I have seen the home that I love grow tremendously over the years. With that, one expects prices on nearly everything
to increase. However, the recent changes for parking rates both in the Downtown area of SLO and Pismo Beach are a bit
outrageous. I understand that our area is a hub for tourism, yet the price gouging affects the local community as well.
I would suggest offering a local discount on parking prices anywhere in SLO county. Perhaps even a yearly pass that
locals could purchase for a fair, flat rate at the beginning of each year that would exempt them from the normal parking
fare and potential tickets for mistakenly following the rules of parking regulations' past. It seems there could be an easy
way to regulate for anyone whose driver license lists a SLO County address.
As someone who used to love visiting both of these locations in my home county, it has become a rare day where I
decide I can afford to even venture north of Grover Beach - and the parking rates are simply making this even more of a
challenge.
Hoping these suggestions will be helpful to create a solution for our local constituents.
Thank you for your time,
Shelby Radecki
spool@slolaw.org
805-406-0088
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