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<br />270 <br /> <br />TUESDA Y <br /> <br />~'I' 1(\ 1954 <br /> <br />To: ME;,ror and COl1ncil End C01JY1cilman-Elect <br /> <br />From: City Manager <br /> <br />Subject: Special Parking Privileges <br /> <br />A t the last meeting of Council YOtl reqlcested thco. t I study the varj ous <br />problems involved in me.king free parking e.vailable throvghovt the City <br />to tobacco farmers on the day they mc..rket their tobe.cco in Nertbsville. <br />It was suggested the.t I point out the vsrious proble..ms involved in such <br />'1 plan and th8.t I offer the most i'lOrkc.ble plan o.ve.iLJ'lE'. <br /> <br />In makin[; this study I have contacted one or more of the follO'.ling <br />officials-the police chief, city attorney , city miDw'er--..at e~ch of the <br />folloi-lin.cs cities: Dnwil1e, Lynchburg, South Boston 0md Hortinsvil1e, <br />Virginia and Greensboro, Mount Airy and ReidsvilJe, North CDroUna. <br />All of these cities have tobacco markets and all of tbe officials t2l]-:ed <br />to have had experience i.litl-j the problem under discvssion ond i.ere able <br />to offer definite opinions anc suggestions. <br /> <br />Da'1vilJ e, SOl.lth Eoston and Reid sviHe he. ve various plens fer providing <br />free pgr<:-!.ng for tobacco fo.rncTs ~Jhile Greensboro, LyuchblIrg o.:nd Hount <br />Airy mc.2-:o no sl."cCl} rrovi::dons. <br /> <br />The problems developed concerning sEch a pl.'ll are o.s follol.;s: <br /> <br />1. Any such olen \-Jould hc_ve to be outside of tho fr.:uneHork of l~i.,r. <br />'rhe City Ean:r;er, F:)J.j c;y C;-Jiof e.nd pnUce Oi'fj_cers t:.1ce ,m oath of <br />office to enforce aJ 1 l8J.,rs ",hi ch, of cotlrse, include parking end <br />traffjc 1aHs. There is uTlc.nimous agrecr.lOnt from. every side that <br />no valid ordinance C9.n be passed gi vin g special 1J['.:r~:in'; pri vi.leges <br />to a'1Y pExtic1.:1er group of persons, no mcctter 1101-1 \vcrthy the rec'sons. <br />Therefore, any sl'ch ple.n Hould helve to be hl:mdled through non- <br />enforcer;;ent of existing 121;lS. <br /> <br />2. There is 9. problem of deciding Hhere to dra.i-f the line. Of the <br />various f:u'mer Groups, are ',<TO t~, sincle out the tob2.GCO f[u'Tners <br />for tho pr~ vilege? Of the vo.ri ot) S occupatione1 CrN1pS, ce.:! 0. good <br />cause also be made for the doctors, public officit'ls, the church <br />croups, frBternal conventions, etc? Should the SD-me crmrtesy be <br />shown to all out-of-toHn visitors? <br /> <br />3. Problems of adminj stration. The only feasibJ.o mee',s of adm:Lnistration <br />would be tel give athori ty to severn 1 emplo;yees o.t each of the <br />\-larenOl."'S8S to iSS1W free T't:;rldng perm:Lts. Is it o.ovis:-ble tc) turn <br />such authorj ty over to :)ri vate w:;re~ol) se employees? Tlere are mEillY <br />related problems of aa.!J1in:istretion not deemed necessclry to discuss. <br /> <br />4. Hhile it is not believed thd this plan by itself' \.[ould materi[tlly <br />reduce the turnover of parking spaces, it js, of course reali.zed <br />that any plan that tends to impede or slow do~~ tDTnOVer only serves <br />to ,/Orsen the pc'rking sitw',tion. <br /> <br />5. Hhile it hEts beer:. fOtlYld necessc.ry for the City tr) construct murncl- <br />pally-ai-mee'! TlE,rking :lots, l.,re nevertheless ShOl'ld, insofar 2.S possible, <br />do whatever i,'O CC:.11 to encc)urar:o and s')ppori; priv::J.tely operated <br />p3.rki.n", lots. The givin:; of fr(~e YY.rldnt tc D.ny prcup "'::r~:s -+.0 the <br />