Angry residents persuade St. Petersburg to back off parking meter changes downtown
ST. PETERSBURG — City officials withdrew a proposal to increase parking enforcement hours downtown late Thursday, after angry residents and business owners inundated City Hall with e-mails and phone calls.
Mayor Rick Baker's staff interrupted a City Council meeting Thursday to announce that it would not move forward with the plan, which would have required visitors who currently don't have to pay after 6 p.m. or on weekends to keep plugging in quarters until 10 p.m.
"There wasn't any support for it," said Joe Kubicki, the city's transportation director.
The abrupt surrender surprised business leaders and residents; some had received e-mails from city officials defending the change up until about noon Thursday.
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Wow! Wagman's email must have stopped this! NOT!
Posted by: junior | June 12, 2009 at 12:54 PM
This is a fabulous example of the mighty power of the people! You rock, democracy!
Posted by: Rad Tad | June 12, 2009 at 01:52 PM
Govt DOES listen to us...hip hip hurrah!!!
Posted by: Yup | June 12, 2009 at 03:02 PM
haha, the man is always looking for ways to put the little man down.
Posted by: pete | June 12, 2009 at 04:48 PM