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Northern Bruce Peninsula council is going to consider entering into an agreement to help enforce paid parking areas over the summer months.
A report is set to come to council on March 13 by Chief By-law Officer Carol Hopkins, recommending the municipality enter into an agreement with James Special Services for the enforcement of paid parking areas between May 15 and Oct. 15.
The report says James Special Services was brought on board in 2021 to help manage the McCurdy Drive parking lot after the implementation of the ParkPass reservation system. In 2022, the company continued to provide services for Little Cove and McCurdy Drive reservations, as well as the paid parking areas in Tobermory and Lions Head.
“This specialty service is an excellent benefit to the area, putting officers in paid parking zones to enforce the Paid Parking By-law and redirect overflow traffic to other parking sites within the municipality. In addition, having the extra officers on duty during the day allows the By-law Enforcement Department to complete regular patrols and cover problem areas outside the paid parking zones,” says the report.
The agreement will see three officers at the start, placed at McCurdy, Little Cove and Big Tub Road on Saturdays and Sundays. This will expand to five officers daily as of June 26 in Tobermory and Lions Head. Once peak season hits in July and August, on weekend and holiday Mondays, and additional three officers will be placed at Grant Watson, Dunks Bay and Dorcas Bay.
The report says this $160,000 agreement will be paid through parking revenues and will not be levied through taxes.
Council will be considering this report during its meeting on March 13 at 1 p.m.