Neillsville City Council Continues to Discuss New Parking Ordinance
Friday, September 25th, 2020 -- 11:05 AM
-The Neillsville City Council continued their discussion on a new parking ordinance for the city at their meeting on Tuesday.Council Member Dan Clough presented a draft proposal for parking permits and fees. The current ordinance was last updated 23 years ago. Clough outlined what they currently have for parking regulation, what he proposed and points for the Council to consider. Council Member Julie Counsell presented her proposal, which is similar to Clough’s, but looks at it a little different. With no on-street parking permits and limiting permit parking to no more than 50% of all spots, posting consistent signage (the Library front lot would be different), a listing of permit use restrictions, permit fee of $120 annually or $35 per quarter, talking about parking around the courthouse and possibly changing it to 2 hours from 3 hours. Mayor Diane Murphy stated that she agrees with Clough that business owners should get a free permit, that it is neat to have a parking lot available for downtown renters to park (the far east Library lot) and more handicapped parking spaces around the courthouse would help people who need to access the courthouse.
Clough stated they should make all the lots the same, which would be 3 hours without a permit. Counsell stated they should restrict who can get a permit to residents or business owners to put a stop to cheap storage spots. City Attorney Bonnie Wachsmuth stated that if you have a requirement that a vehicle be moved every 72 hours, you won’t have out of town people buying the permits. The council had a discussion on various proposal items and Mayor Murphy directed the City Attorney to draft an ordinance for the next meeting.
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