Downers Grove Council to Revisit Commuter Parking Fee Increase

An alternative proposal by Commissioner Bob Barnett would raise annual revenue by $81,500, with non-residents seeing a more substantial fee increase than residents.

A week after tabling a discussion on raising commuter parking costs, the Downers Grove Council will consider an alternate proposal Tuesday that would further increase the disparity in fees for residents and non-residents, according to village documents. The village council took up the issue of commuter parking permits at its Dec. 4 meeting as part of its 2012-13 budget implementation. That night, a proposal was submitted by village staff that would have increased quarterly fees at the Belmont Road, Main Street and Fairview Avenue train stations by anywhere from 6 percent to 25 percent. Commissioner Bob Barnett requested the council delay any action on the item to allow consideration of an alternative plan. During a brief discussion of the …

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