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Parking Problems
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7/19/2012 4:14:00 AM
The question has arisen at City Hall over how much to charge you to park downtown in the evening, first at city-owned parkades, later on meters. The Public Library website says back in July of 1948, parking meters were first installed in downtown Edmonton. The idea was to keep employees from taking all the good spots customers should have. John called to point out parking meters were also meant to keep customers moving along; they were there to augment the business of the downtown merchant. John says the meters were free in the evening because most businesses were closed. But, like the temporary wartime personal income tax back in 1917, things changed. Now, the city is looking at meters they can jig electronically to charge you more for prime spots at prime times. Like the temporary tax to help the war effort turned into money to finance government boondoggles and ...
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