Paid parking returns Wednesday to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront as the city resumes its seasonal program and launches a new initiative giving residents a $50 parking credit.
Each year on April 1, the city reinstates paid parking at meters and surface lots along the Oceanfront following the winter shoulder season, when visitors and residents are allowed limited free parking along Atlantic Avenue.
City Parking Administrator John Crawford said the seasonal program is necessary to support operations.
“We don’t receive any tax dollars or sales tax revenue,” Crawford said. “We’re a self-funded enterprise, so this helps us operate the garages and take care of them structurally.”…