I expect parking discussions will go on forever in Vernon.
A recent article stated that revenue is $225,000. The number by itself doesn’t mean much if we don’t know what it constitutes.
If we could deduct meter employee wages and benefits, meter costs, and meter repairs, the amount appears insignificant.
Certainly the pennies extra on household taxes would be insignificant compared with taxes on loans of seven or 70 million dollars.
We walk to town rather than drive, but there are always parking spots.
Unfortunately with our small town expectations we expect to park outside the store we visit. I would very much be willing to pay a few extra cents, or even dollars, to get rid of the parking meters.
On our walks we have to walk around the meters. What an excellent way to widen the sidewalks by a foot and a half without any expense.
Snow removal in January would have been so much easier and less expensive for meter repair.
Visitors to Vernon could go home with a smile instead of a sneer.
Dave Tompson, Vernon
