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Jan 19 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan 24, 2009
09:00 am - 11:30 am

Phase 2 Clean Up For Eau Claire North Columbia

Feb 18, 2009
10:00 am - 01:00 pm

Zoning Public Hearing

New Garage In Vista Opening January 12

The new 675-car Lincoln Street Parking Garage, located at the corner of Washington and Lincoln streets, will open to the public Monday, January 12.

For questions about monthly parking, please contact the Customer Service Office of the Parking Services Department at 545-4015 or visit the office at 820 Washington Street from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday.

Located in the Vista just south of the City's Police Headquarters and Municipal Court, the garage will also house customer service offices for parking programs.

The Lincoln Street Garage was designed by the LPA Group and Quackenbush Architects & Planners.
Parking Services
Parking Services is responsible for parking ordinance enforcement, meter installation and maintenance as well as the daily operation of seven garages and four surface lots totaling over 4,600 spaces.

The department also works to implement the recommendations of the 2002 Parking Master Plan.

PARKING FACILITIES

The City currently operates seven garages representing nearly 2,900 spaces that service monthly, daily and special event customers.

Monthly garage rates vary while the daily maximum in each garage is $10.00. Parking Services also offers pre-paid validation stamps in $.50, $1.00 and $5.00 denominations. These postage-size, gum-backed stamps are accepted at all municipal garages and can be used instead of cash or checks.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT

The City's Parking Control Monitors strive to provide safe, equal parking opportunities through the enforcement of the various parking ordinances. These ordinances range from expired meter violations to No Parking Area, No Valid Permit, Blocking Driveway and Refeeding Meter violations along with several others. Current fines for parking citations range between $5.00 and $200.00.

Parking Control Monitors also provide assistance to the general public by answering citizen or visitor questions while on patrol. See Parking Citations and Ordinances link.

PARKING METERS

The City's Parking Meter inventory provides an efficient and economical means of generating turnover parking in business districts, parking districts and other areas of the City. The approximately 4,400 on-street meters demand an effective preventive maintenance plan, which includes constant upkeep, meter replacement and refurbishment. In addition, the division provides continuing collection efforts of parking meter coin revenue.