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Menlo parking tickets to cost $3 more
Original post made on Nov 18, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, November 18, 2010, 10:36 AM
Comments
Posted by Bob
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 18, 2010 at 11:11 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Nov 18, 2010 at 11:11 am
Just an early Xmas gift from the council. Anything goes in the council's efforts to discourage shopping (or living) in Menlo Park.
Posted by Bill
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 18, 2010 at 11:32 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 18, 2010 at 11:32 am
Is it true that Menlo Park already had the most expensive overtime parking fines on the Peninsula?
Posted by citizen
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Nov 18, 2010 at 11:58 am
a resident of Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks
on Nov 18, 2010 at 11:58 am
MP council is encouraging people to park in the neighbor hoods, then
walk to the shopping area. Clog the residential streets ! Of course
the walk would be good for us as well. They don't patrol the side streets as often as the parking lots.
Posted by Fred
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Nov 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm
They can't decide how to fix the parking but can sure pass on the fees!
Posted by marie
a resident of Menlo Park: Stanford Weekend Acres
on Nov 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Stanford Weekend Acres
on Nov 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm
too funny. first were encouraged to shop local to boost the economy then MP sticks us with a parking ticket if we take too long while were shopping to boost the economy. sounds like they
want their cake and eat to. forget it menlo park you this is not burger king and no you can't have it your way.
Posted by Downtown Business Owner
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 18, 2010 at 1:20 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Nov 18, 2010 at 1:20 pm
If I'm doing the math correctly, $50000 divided by $3 is 16667. Divide that by 250 weekdays per year (52 x 5 reduced by a few days of parking amnesty during the holidays) and the number of tickets per day is roughly 66.
Going back the other way - 16667 x $45 = $750000 per year.
No wonder they don't want to make the parking more customer-friendly down here.
Sheesh!
Posted by Why
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 18, 2010 at 3:24 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 18, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Oh great. An even higher fine every time I forget to move the car in at night.
