Some months ago, the village circulated a simple computer-generated document to merchants, which referred to the two-hour parking limit in the downtown core. It also made reference to employees of downtown merchants as well as the merchants themselves, taking up valuable core parking spaces. Last weekend was the final Saturday Market. I observed then, it annoyed me then and annoys me now, a pickup belonging to one of the vendors, parked smack in front of the market, not for one or two hours, but many, as in the entire duration of the market.
So, the old fella with the hat mused, parking is at a premium downtown, is it? Folks come to town to shop, both at the market and at various local retail outlets. Most downtown merchants park well off Front Street. Hotel staff are parked on Water Street, as are some of the Coldwell Banker people, staff at Figment's, Dave and Teresa, and the good people at Kootenay Lake Computers, mentioning just a few public spirited business people on the north side of the street.
Heck, the mayor doesn't even park in front of Village Hall but rather, on the side street. What's THIS all about? Someone should know better.
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