Valet Parking To Return In March
Borough Council on Tuesday approved another three month trial of valet parking, this time at a lower rate.
An unsuccessful attempt at valet parking in Newtown Borough will be given a second chance, Borough Council decided Tuesday. Last fall, the Newtown Corporation and some State Street merchants collaborated to establish a three-month valet parking service trial. The program, which began in November, ended early due to lack of demand. However, the borough will give it a second chance starting in March and extending through May. A new provider will offer valet parking for $5 instead of $8. Gerard O’Malley, council’s liaison to the borough’s parking committee, said there will be an added emphasis by businesses to market the service. “The initial pilot was underutilized. It just didn’t have the same effect that was hoped for by the business …
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7:03 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
Why does Newtown need valet parking? There's tons of parking in town. Preposterous! Where are they parking the cars? It's just going to confuse things and unnecessarily take up space. more ›