Republic file photo Columbus City Hall is shown in downtown Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Parking spaces on side streets in downtown Columbus are set to revert back to three-hour time limits, effective July 1.
The Columbus Board of Works voted Tuesday to approve the Columbus Parking Commission’s recommendation to resume implementation of time limits in the following areas:
- Fourth to Seventh streets from Jackson to Franklin
- Jackson Street from Second to Fifth
- Franklin Street from Third to Fourth
- Third Street from the courthouse driveway to Jackson Street on the south side, Jackson to Washington on the north side, and Washington to Franklin on the south side
Mayor Jim Lienhoop said that the city will provide a one-week grace period after July 1, issuing warnings to drivers who violate the three-hour limit during that time. Enforcement will then resume on July 10.
“We think it’s only fair, since we had those signs up, then we didn’t have the signs up, now we’re putting the signs back,” City Councilman and Commission Chairman Tom Dell told The Republic. “Some people might not see the signs. And so we don’t figure it’s fair to ding them for a ticket just because they didn’t realize that we’d gone back to the way it was.”
For the complete story, see Thursday’s Republic.
