Mayors from across San Diego County are criticizing the city’s new paid parking system in Balboa Park. They gathered together Monday, and argued it creates a financial barrier to park goers, and the area should remain a free public space.
“It is a bad idea, I think, for elected officials to balance their aspirations and their dreams on the backs of the poor,” said El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells.
San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jone said the park must remain free.”When we charge them (people) or start charing them, they will go less and that’s not what our job is. Our job as local government is to improve people’s quality of life.”
The group says that the only solution to this controversial issue is to completely eliminate paid parking at the park…