PARKING METER FEES IN SANTA FE HAVE GONE UP…AND DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS DON’T LIKE IT A BIT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY RIPPED INTO MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES DURING A FACE-TO-FACE MEETING MONDAY. BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THE HIGHER RATES ARE DRIVING AWAY CUSTOMERS.
ON JULY FIRST, PARKING AT ON-STREET METERED SPACES DOUBLED FROM ONE DOLLAR TO TWO DOLLARS AN HOUR. AT THE SAME TIME, PARKING FOR THE FIRST HOUR IN A PUBLIC GARAGE WAS CUT IN HALF, TO ONE DOLLAR.
