What Do You Think? Evanston Budget Items
Tell us what you think should be included and not included as revenue-raising measures.
Monday night, the Evanston city council approved an item for the 2012 budget that will raise some parking meters to $1 an hour and raises fees for most parking violations by $5. Voting against the parking meter measure, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st Ward) said it would hurt downtown business, since it could drive shoppers away to other areas. Fiske said the retail stores downtown have been having a rough time already and noted that more may be closing soon. She suggested getting input from business owners before moving forward with the measure. Patch commenters seemed to agree: "I can park and shop downtown Wilmette just across the border and not have to worry about parking" - Fred The City of Evanston continues to be not Friendly to Businesses. …
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fishman
3:51 am on Thursday, December 1, 2011
As an Evanston small business owner, I just want to thank Alderman Fiske for standing up for us. The last Alderman in Evanston to do so ruined is own political career (and he predicted our current financial woes). Alderman Fiske knows what it is like to be a small business owner in Evanston and I hope everyone who supports small businesses will shop in her store (Fit and Frisky on Davis) for the … more ›