Problem With Downtown Parking Lots

[kenneyjoe330]

Hay Jay - have you ever heard of - FREE MARKET ENTERPRISE    You know what the market can bear  .  what you can GET for what you GOT.  When I was younger (oh lets say 30 years ago) and Youngstown was still busy - I parked either by First Presbyterian or The Board of Education and sometimes waaaay down on Wood by Belmont.  That is one of the differences between rich and poor - rich people can afford it and poor people have to hoof it  . Convenience is not necessarily FREE or of little cost and parking CLOSE is convenient - wouldn't you say  What is wrong with some one making a killing on what they have.  The oil industry does it EVERY DAY  - every day !!!

[jay]

Here is an example.  The permanent sign on the pole indicates that the Saturday and Sunday parking fee is $1.00.  For the Pride Youngstown Festival this past weekend, the parking fee was raised to $5.00.

[jay]

Some people holding festivals in downtown Youngstown are complaining that parking lots are charging excessive rates during the festivals.