Rotorua Lakes Council applies handbrake to CBD parking discussion

Petition Consideration Stalled

Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick has put the handbrake on discussions about free parking in the CBD for the time being.  Chairing a full council meeting on Tuesday, Chadwick moved to defer the discussion until the next Operations and Monitoring Committee meeting on June 11.

See See Stuff reporter Felix Desmarais' report in the link at the bottom or here https://www.stuff.co.nz/bay-of-plenty/121561242/rotorua-lakes-council-applies-handbrake-to-cbd-parking-discussion

Cr Reynold Macpherson who submitted the motion with Cr Peter Bentley gives his view of the meeting here: https://www.facebook.com/Rotorua-District-Residents-and-Ratepayers-436732829817775/

So another three or four weeks of CBD retailers and small businesses missing out on recovery due to shoppers not wanting to to visit the CBD because of the hassle of parking / paying.

Parking App Released - With a catch - it Costs to Use it!

The council released their parking App this week, supposed to make parking and paying a lot easier.   But hey, if you use the App to pay for your parking you get charge an additional fee for using it! The Council states "This covers the development and ongoing maintenance costs as well as the service fees incurred." Well thank you RLC.

Check out the Facebook post and comments...not well received. https://www.facebook.com/RotoruaLakesCouncil/posts/3001043026601789  Do add your comments.

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So please share this petition via facebook, email etc. Simply visit the petition Page and click on a share link.  Let's get another 1000 supporters and comments by 11th June.  Thanks.

Susan