Change is here. Our city is now a year-round destination and the increased wear and tear on our infrastructure must be addressed. Somehow we must pay for the associated costs because as we have learned, parking is not free. Someone has to pay for maintenance and upkeep and there is very little funding currently available. […]
BY JACK KUCZMANSKI Clarkston News Student Writer Paid parking could expand to include meters on Main Street in addition to parking lot kiosks, according to one plan considered by the city Parking Committee. Randy Lassner, representing paid-parking vendor IPS Group, said meters could be added if traffic inflow remained relatively consistent. The plan was one […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Parking is returning to the front burner now that the new Clarkston City Council has settled in after the election. Church Street residents have been telling council about parking congestion on the side streets where they live. “Our street has become an employee parking lot for workers at the […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Downtown Clarkston has a parking problem for Clarkston Conservatory of Music at 49 S. Main Street, said Giselle Graham, Kindermusik director at the conservatory, at the Oct. 10 City Council meeting. “We are definitely having an issue on parking,” said Graham, speaking during public comment. “We have 150 families […]
A parking study given to the city by the Traffic Improvement Association of Michigan on Sept. 13 was not listed on the City Council’s meeting agenda for Oct. 10, but was added at the meeting by Council member Michael Sabol. Mayor Joe Luginski called for the study, which was discussed at the September parking committee […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor An official study of parking in Clarkston shows the city will exceed capacity once two new restaurants open. The city is projected to be short 26 parking spaces when the Union Joints’ Honchos restaurant and the eatery in the former Clarkston State Bank open for business, said Dave Allen […]
Clarkston City Council put on hold a proposed joint meeting with the Planning Commission and Parking Committee about charging to park in city-owned lots. “My personal opinion is it’s premature to do that until we get the results of the parking study,” said Council member Michael Sabol at the July 25 meeting. City Manager Carol […]
Planners will set up a joint meeting with Village of Clarkston City Council and the streets committee to discuss pay-to-park in city lots and other issues. “The time to address this is now – we’ve talked about this long enough,” said Planning Commissioner Frank Schoebel at the July 18 meeting. “We should act on it […]
Gates went up at the Mills mall parking lot on Depot Road, July 8, ending unrestricted public parking in the lot. The property owners have a lease with the city, offering use of the lot for five public events and Concerts in the Park, in exchange for city-owned space at the lot’s edge. Clarkston City […]