LIVING HERE
It’s about to get cheaper if you are late at the meter.
Recently the parking rates for weekends were raised and with that the parking ticket fee increased. Monday through Thursday the parking rate is $2.00 an hour and Friday through Sunday is $4.00 an hour. The ticket fee was also raised with this change from $20.00 to $50.00. If the ticket is not paid for in ten days, it is doubled. Residents and visitors who utilize the paid parking stalls in Lake Geneva were not happy with the increases but were specifically appalled at the $50.00 ticket fee. Many who have received a parking ticket felt it was unnecessary as they were only a few minutes late extending the meter or were confused with the parking and ticket rates.
The city council has had the discussion at recent meetings and have finally come to some kind of resolution to this slap in the face $50.00 ticket. The majority of the council agreed the fee needed to be decreased. The parking rate is still $2 during the week and $4 on the weekend but the ticket has been decreased from $50 to $30. The ticket is still considered late if not paid in ten days at which time the ticket doubles. Most are still not happy with the price of parking in the city but are pleased things are moving in the right direction. The fee change goes into effect on June 1st, and the county senior citizen parking sticker has been changed from $80 a year to $65 a year.
Click it or ticket has started and runs through June 4th.
The first Statewide Click It or Ticket campaign took place in North Carolina in 1993, followed by South Carolina in 2000. The success was so great that the program was implemented in 8 Southeastern States in 2001, followed by 18 additional States across the country in 2002 including Wisconsin. No matter what type of vehicle you drive, one of the safest choices drivers and passengers can make is to buckle up. As you head out around the Memorial Day holiday, you’ll likely see more law enforcement on the roads as part of Click It or Ticket. This campaign reminds drivers and their passengers of the importance of buckling up and the legal consequences, including fines, for not wearing a seatbelt.
Last year 92% of drivers and passengers used their seatbelts and lives were saved because of it. An average of 15,000 lives are saved each year by wearing a seatbelt and I think we can all agree that’s not enough, and we’d like to see more lives saved by doing something so simple as wearing a seat belt.
