The City of Orange implemented a new paid parking program for Old Towne on Feb. 9, which has caused mixed reactions from residents in the area. The new parking system was designed to increase parking availability and make it easier for people to visit. This outcome hasn’t been ideal for everybody.
“I don’t think it was a good call,” stated Thompson Coulombe, who works at Nectar located in Old Towne. “I just feel like there were already struggles parking here, and I feel like it just kind of created more chaos, and it’s making people not want to come to the circle for valid reasons.”
Each area has limited parking available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Parking prices range from $1.25 to $2.00 per hour, depending on the area you park in…