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CTV News
6 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
City to examine potential fee for homes with a certain number of vehicles
Should residents of a home with a certain number of vehicles have to pay a fee to help address issues around the demand for on-street parking in Windsor? Ward 8 Councillor Gary Kaschak said he's dealing with four issues around on-street parking in his ward. During Monday's council meeting, he delivered a petition from residents on Rose Court between Jos. St. Louis Avenue and Clemenceau Boulevard who are upset over limited on-street parking. Kaschak told the council they are seeing more and more cases of homes with eight to 12 people living in a single residence, with each person having their own vehicle, and in some cases parking commercial vehicles on city streets, which is putting a strain on the on-street parking system. 'They're working, have a company, or are self-employed and parking commercial vehicles on the street, taking up potential residential parking spots as well,' he said. 'We want people to work, and we want self-employment, but should all those vehicles be parked on residential streets as well.' He asked administration to look at options to alleviate the problem and the potential for a city bylaw for a maximum of four to six vehicles per residence, and anything above that would be subject to a yearly fee to be paid or added to their property tax bill. Kaschak said he just wants to see options to address the problem. 'Where the people can park their vehicles, the people who live in front of those homes or nearby, but also people with a lot of residents in their home, they may have to pay an extra fee moving forward to accommodate their vehicles and to be good neighbours as well,' he said. A report is expected to come back to a future meeting of city council. - Written by Rusty Thomson/AM800 News.
CBS News
22-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Sacramento may charge residents to park in front of homes to help address city budget deficit
SACRAMENTO — The City of Sacramento has a new idea to help solve its $44 million budget deficit: charging people a fee to park in front of their own homes. Should people be forced to pay to park in front of their own homes? Glen Korengold doesn't think so. "I think it's really unfair," Korengold said. Deborah Cregger doesn't like it either. "I think it's a horrible idea," Cregger said. Both live in Sacramento's Elmhurst neighborhood, where many people park on the street because of the smaller-sized driveways. "The cars then were little, if people had cars at all," Cregger said. The neighborhood is right next to the UC Davis Medical Center, with 16,000 employees and patients passing through daily. "Eight o'clock in the morning, you look out the window and cars are just coming in," Korengold said. So for decades, the city has had a residential parking permit program, designed to prevent outside drivers from taking up all the spaces on the street. "But for the permit program, there would be no place to park for residents," Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty said. About 30,000 people across the city live in these zones and can get a permit, allowing them to park without time restrictions. But now the city is considering charging people $120 a year for that permit, which had been free. "If, essentially, we don't charge for the parking, then the city is subsidizing the cost for the service," said Matt Eierman, the city's public works director. The city says the administrative cost is just over $1 million a year, but the proposal caused controversy at Tuesday night's city council meeting. "They're not only losing the opportunity to park on their streets, now proposing to charge them for the privilege of losing it," said City Councilmember Roger Dickinson. "That, to me, is fundamentally unfair." Homeowners we spoke to say the city should have done more outreach, and they had no idea the new fee was being considered until we told them about it. The proposal now goes back to the city's budget committee for further discussion on June 3 and would need to be passed as part of the budget before taking effect in July.
The Independent
07-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Mapped: Where UK councils have collected £360 million from parking permits over five years
Councils across the country have collected almost £360 million from residential parking permits in the last five years, new research has revealed. The 10 highest-earning councils generated more than £238 million alone, making up almost two-thirds of the total revenue, according to the figures. Only 128 councils responded with their figures, and in total, they raised a combined £359,939,225. Wandsworth Borough Council in south London topped the list, raising over £38.2 million from April 2020 to April 2024, according to the research from Cinch. Nine out of the ten councils which raised the most revenue from residential parking permits were London boroughs. Brighton and Hove City Council came third, raising £28,375,023 from 2020 to 2024. The map below shows how much London Borough councils raised from parking permits, according to Cinch: The top 10 councils by total revenue from residential permits were: Wandsworth Borough Council – £38,243,000 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council – £31,519,135 Brighton and Hove City Council – £28,375,023 Islington Borough Council – £23,175,010 Hackney Borough Council – £23,070,334 Haringey Borough Council – £17,797,946 Lambeth Borough Council – £17,786,315 Waltham Forest Borough Council – £16,744,131 Brent Borough Council – £14,383,918 Tower Hamlets Borough Council – £13,770,108 Some councils across the country have seen significant growth in residential parking permit revenues in the past four years. Nottingham City Council saw the biggest percentage increase in the past four years, with a 2,009 per cent rise in revenue. The council received £4,280 in 2020, but that increased to £90,270 by 2024. Coventry City Council saw one of the largest increases in residential parking permit revenue over the past five years. In 2020, the council brought in £15,551, but by 2024, this figure had soared to £100,031 – a 543 per cent increase. The top 10 councils by revenue growth from residential permits were: Nottingham City Council – 2,009% Coventry City Council – 543% Aberdeenshire Council – 500% Hampshire County Council – 364% Hillingdon Borough Council – 282% Thurrock Borough Council – 269% Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead – 215% Cardiff Council – 214% Bracknell Forest Borough Council – 186% Powys County Council – 179%
