MONROE - Green County government may step in with its own parking terms for the inner lane of traffic on the Square.
Members of the City of Monroe's Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee on Tuesday postponed a review of a draft ordinance regarding parking and parking enforcement, after Mayor Ron Marsh informed members the county wanted time to discuss the issue.
Art Carter, chairman of the Green County Board of Supervisors, said he's not sure the county wants to place limits on parking around the courthouse.
"I don't know if we want to get into a big hurry until we find we have a problem," Carter told the Times on Wednesday.
He asked for the issue to be placed on the Property, Parks and Insurance Committee agenda for its meeting at 9 a.m. Friday in the Courthouse basement conference room.
The city's proposed ordinance allows for the council to set time limits for parking around the Square and to issue temporary and reserved parking permits for lots and the ramp by resolution. Fees and time limits are easier to change by resolutions than by ordinances that require public notice and hearings.
Police Chief Fred Kelley, who was instrumental in laying out the new parking system that will replace the meters removed during the Square streetscape project, said he received a good response after speaking with county officials about setting aside parking spaces for Courthouse employees.
Carter believes merchants didn't want the meters, and if the city wants timed parking, at the very least, it should be on the outer ring.
"But I don't think we want it on the inside," he said. "For long-term parking, the county doesn't have a problem ... if it's needed and it doesn't interfere with merchants."
But it appears the city "suddenly needs a source of revenue," Carter said.
Friday's committee meeting lets the county "go on record and let the city know one way or another," he said.
Members of the City of Monroe's Judiciary and Ordinance Review Committee on Tuesday postponed a review of a draft ordinance regarding parking and parking enforcement, after Mayor Ron Marsh informed members the county wanted time to discuss the issue.
Art Carter, chairman of the Green County Board of Supervisors, said he's not sure the county wants to place limits on parking around the courthouse.
"I don't know if we want to get into a big hurry until we find we have a problem," Carter told the Times on Wednesday.
He asked for the issue to be placed on the Property, Parks and Insurance Committee agenda for its meeting at 9 a.m. Friday in the Courthouse basement conference room.
The city's proposed ordinance allows for the council to set time limits for parking around the Square and to issue temporary and reserved parking permits for lots and the ramp by resolution. Fees and time limits are easier to change by resolutions than by ordinances that require public notice and hearings.
Police Chief Fred Kelley, who was instrumental in laying out the new parking system that will replace the meters removed during the Square streetscape project, said he received a good response after speaking with county officials about setting aside parking spaces for Courthouse employees.
Carter believes merchants didn't want the meters, and if the city wants timed parking, at the very least, it should be on the outer ring.
"But I don't think we want it on the inside," he said. "For long-term parking, the county doesn't have a problem ... if it's needed and it doesn't interfere with merchants."
But it appears the city "suddenly needs a source of revenue," Carter said.
Friday's committee meeting lets the county "go on record and let the city know one way or another," he said.