06-05-2025
Stuart police issue over 30 parking tickets during Costco's opening weekend
STUART — Over 30 parking tickets were issued by the Stuart Police Department on opening weekend for the new Costco store on South Kanner Highway, according to police officials.
Stuart police issued 31 parking tickets at Costco on April 25-27, according to police spokesperson Lt. Brian Bossio. The parking ticket fines varied from parking in a fire lane, $25; obstructing traffic, $50; and parking 15 feet from a fire hydrant, $25.
Bossio said Costco hired three Stuart police officers to assist with traffic issues and monitoring the parking lot.
The officers were off duty, which means they were working as Stuart police officers and had full authority, but they were not subjected to calls those days.
Eager shoppers, some with carts in hand, wait outside the building and in the crowded parking lot for the grand opening of the new Costco Warehouse on April 25, 2025 in Stuart.
Stuart police wrote tickets for illegal parking along Southeast Legacy Way, a new street that connects South Kanner Highway with Willoughby Boulevard, Bossio said April 25.
The parking tickets were placed on the cars not handed to people, Bossio said some people called the Stuart Police Department and were not happy about getting a ticket.
"No one is happy getting a parking ticket, but all of the tickets that were issued were based around public safety," Bossio said May 5.
The parking lot has 1,725 spaces, but appeared full by about 8:15 a.m. opening day, April 25. People drove around the lot waiting for shoppers to leave and some parked illegally along the curb.
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