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Meter Maid and Parking

brandeemckain@thayerpc.com

Ever get a parking ticket? Ever watch the meter maid? Can't park because of incompetent drivers?

This Meter Maid drives a gold van with a huge dent in the back of it. You know she never pays the meter? She tags only certain streets. She never hits the meters that are behind the courthouse or in front of the law offices. I watched her the other day purposely skip those meters in which had numerous expired meters, and did not have a parking pass, then walk to the front of the court house across to diamond park and down main street. Three cars she didn't tag that were expired then she tagged the next one? I have seen this lady stand by rite aide and wait for you to run in there to get scripts filled and soon as you are about to walk out the door she nails you.

The parking meters that has the free 15 minutes? They give you between 9-13 minutes. Not 15. I have questioned it and they always claim they are tested and accurate.

Parking? Parking on Main Street is a joke. I drove down Main Street several times this week because I use Sir Speedy Printing and have seen 5 marked cruisers and over a half dozen others illegally parked. The marked white lines…mean you park between them! Not the police…they parkark those cruisers over the line usually the front end…therefore no onne can park in the next spot. A black avalanche I seen was parked in two spots. Guess where it was parked? Law offices by the courthouse…Gueess who walked right past the Avalanche? The Meter Maid! Guess who she didn't ticket? The Avalanche.

Honestly, if you can not do your job honestly and accurately don't do it at all. These people they hire to work for the city and in the city are clueless.

My husband has received so many parking tickets due to this ridiculous Meter Maid it is unreal. He has parked at the 15 minute meters on several occasions… walked into where he was going… walked out in about ut 12 minutes and has had a ticket.

Then they wonder why no one likes to come to Main Street? Well here is one of your answers.

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