The Brief
- The St. Pete Beach City Commission will discuss increasing parking rates, raising prices to $5 per hour Monday–Thursday and $6 per hour Friday–Sunday, up at least $1 per hour.
- Officials are also considering additional surcharges, including a $1 “sunset rate” from 4–8 p.m., a seasonal surcharge from February through April, and holiday/event parking rates ranging from $40 to $75 per session.
- The city currently brings in about $5.5 million annually from metered parking, and officials say the proposed changes could generate nearly $2 million more each year, though some worry about the rising cost for beach visitors.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – On Tuesday at 6 p.m., the St. Pete Beach City Commission will be addressing temporary parking and increasing the parking rates by at least a dollar an hour.
The backstory:
The increase would mean that all paid parking spaces would increase, making parking five dollars per hour from Monday through Thursday and six dollars per hour Friday through Sunday.
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