WPCNR THE PARKING NEWS. From City Hall. May 28, 2008: Melissa Lopez of the Mayor's Office has issued a statement on the Parking Policy in effect Monday. Here is that statement:

1. We do not have an exact count at this time of parking tickets given on Memorial Day, during the parade.  The Parking departments enforcement efforts during this parade were the same as all other parades.  We did not issue tickets to parade participants , but  as usual  we did issue tickets to the general public who  did not have enough money in meters to pay for their parking. 

This parade  was not treated any differently  than any other parade during the course of the year.  The City has to provide services during all of these special events  throughout the year and the services must be paid for.  We have voided any tickets that were issued to Veterans who might have been issued a ticket while they were parade participants.

2. The City Center  Garage is open and has been open  this past weekend as well. The repairs to the selected decks are going forward and we hope to have all repairs completed by  the end of this week or beginning of next week .