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Kodiak's
harbor users will be able to pay for parking as they use it under a new plan
approved last week by the Kodiak City Council.
Next on the
list of things to do is to order the self-pay machines that will allow
fishermen to pay by cash, smart card or credit card. KMXT's Maggie Wall has
more.
--((Harbor Parking
OKd 2:31 "The Kodiak...future meeting.SOC."))
The Kodiak
City Council at a special meeting last week approved a plan allowing eligible
harbor users for pay for long-term parking using a self-pay kiosk. The
pay-as-you-go option, addresses the concern that fishermen had that they shouldn't
have to pay for a month or 6-months at a time if they only need parking for,
say, two weeks.
You may
recall that City Mayor Carolyn Floyd told council members, city hall staff, and
the harbor staff to set up a meeting with the port and harbor advisory board
and figure something out.
Kodiak City
Manager Aimée Kniaziowski said they met and came up with this new parking plan:
--((Harbor Parking
OKd 1 :45 "On the 15th...designated lots."))
The cost of
parking will be a dollar a day.
City
Council Member John Whiddon said he was pleased with the plan:
--((Harbor Parking OKd
2 :42 "I just wanted...turns out."))
As far as
making money, harbor staff estimates that the new pay-as-you-park kiosks will
generate from $20,000 to more than $60,000 a year.
And, while
it seems the problem of paying for parking is solved, it's not yet a totally
done deal. The council still must authorize the purchase of the self-pay kiosks
at a future meeting.
I'm Maggie
Wall.
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