ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — The city of St. Pete Beach is considering raising parking costs to up to $7 an hour for certain times of the day, under a new proposal.
The city hired Dixon Resources to perform an audit of their parking system last year to see what adjustment to parking could be made going forward. In a presentation to city commissioners earlier this week, assistant city manager Adam Poirrier outlined different possibilities that would raise the city’s parking revenue.
The considerations include increasing parking rates by $.50 per hour, making it $5 per hour on weekdays and $6 per hour on weekends. That move alone could increase the city’s parking revenue by $600,000. In addition, they’re considering adding “Sunset Pricing” which is an additional $1 per hour between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m…