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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/14/2024 Item 4a, Svennungsen Melody Svennungsen < To:E-mail Council Website Subject:Parking rate options--please read immediately, thanks! This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond. Dear Mayor Erica Stewart and council members, I am one of many local constituents who rarely visits downtown SLO anymore because parking prices are quite prohibitive. You all have seen the result of the rise in fees including closures of businesses and less local support for our remaining downtown merchants. I was raised here in SLO and while attending SLO High in the "60s & '70s, I vividly recall the vibrancy and busy-ness of downtown! I also remember when the heart of town died because of the new mall and theatres on Madonna road . . . that area became the destination for shopping and hanging out! Then SLO began spiffing up the Mission Plaza and other common areas and attracting businesses that revived our beautiful little town. High-priced parking may be in order for some larger towns, but it is out of place and detrimental here. We need to maintain a good flow of locals AND tourists in order to support our downtown merchants and keep our town vital. Thank you for considering reducing the current rates for parking in and around downtown. Of the three options presented to you by Dixon Consulting, I am in favor of option "B," which appears to benefit shop owners and consumers alike. Please keep listening to the people of SLO. We love our town – its historical and cultural value is quite amazing. Bring back reasonable parking fees and make downtown accessible for all again! Thank you, Melody Svennungsen 805.550.3753 Artistic Director, Central Coast Youth Chorus centralcoastyouthchorus.org Artistic Director, SLO Vocal Arts Ensemble vocalarts.org 1