'Trial' parking rate a $55K loss

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Monday, March 18, 2013

'Trial' parking rate a $55K loss

Key West Bight lot to go back up to $2.50/hour, needs city approval

BY GWEN FILOSA Citizen Staff
gfilosa@keysnews.com

Rates at the Key West Bight parking lot will revert to the $2.50 an hour it cost last summer, the Bight Management District Board ruled this week in a 4-0 vote after a brief but stinging loss of revenue.

For a six-month trial period, August through January, the city had lowered the rate to $2 at the board's behest in an effort to compete with the city's meters for custome...

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Sure....

Submitted on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 5:30pm by got beer?

The city had no idea how much the parking revenue is. Otherwise, former parking employee Gilbert Suarez would have been jailed before he pulled his tax-refund scam. What did he steal? Something like a quarter of a million?

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The powers that rule

Submitted on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:14am by John

...this city of Key West will squeeze blood from a rock if it will boost the coffers.

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and they are trying every

Submitted on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 12:50pm by Mr B

and they are trying every which way...Time to lower the pay of all the administrators who don't have a clue how to run this city honestly

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It's clear to see

Submitted on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 9:21am by Key Largoh

There was no decrease in either the usage (occupancy rate) or revenue from that lot. What has happened is that when there is a line at both pay stations in the lot, or if one or both of the in-lot stations is broken, or if as the article mentioned they are parked in the lot but are closer to one of the city stations, then customers purchase a ticket at the city station on the sidewalk. In fact city parking staff often direct customers parking in the lot to just buy a ticket from the sidewalk since they are now the same rate.