HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/14/2024 Item 4a, Gordon
Lynn Gordon <
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Subject:Downtown parking
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It is a huge responsibility to do things that you feel improve our city while representing our merchants who give our city
life. It is of no use at all to make “improvements” or changes that are not in their best interests. A city without a vital
thriving downtown with pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles is not going to be what anyone wants nor is it
economically feasible to sustain. It is you who are crunching the numbers and determining what plan the city can afford.
Plan B is definitely a step in the right direction. But perhaps other things can be
considered along with it. You need to get this right because the several changes in a short period have not been helpful;
in fact they are confusing and make people angry. People from outside town coming in to park stand bewildered at the
kiosks trying to figure them out although I suppose time may remedy that. The rules in the parking garages are not
always clear and each one is different, which makes it hard to deal with. My very first allegiance is with the merchants.
They work very hard, pay very high rent, and struggle to keep open as you can see from the many who have closed in
recent times. Hear them and hear your town and be open. Take your time and do the right thing.
Marilyn Gordon
777 Lincoln St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
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