Parking Validation Options Expanding in West Downtown Dearborn
Planning some holiday shopping and dining? Here's a look at where to get a break on paid parking.
When heading to Dearborn for shopping, eating or services, visitors to the west downtown district will have a break when it comes to paid parking. Following the guide of busniesses like Merchant's Fine Wine and Gentlemen First Barbershop—which already offered validation—several downtown locales have opted to offer validation to customers as well. The Parking Commission decided at its Nov. 1 meeting that they needed to get more businesses involved in validation—especially as the holiday shopping season draws near. "My philosophy has always been to validate," Merchant's owner John Lossia said. "Do whatever needs to be done jsut to bring customers back." Here's a full list of businesses in west downtown Dearborn that validate parking slips …
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Darren
11:55 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
If you can find the ballot verbage from that 2006 vote, I'd like to see it. From what I remember, it passed 80% to 20% to keep the paid parking despite people's contempt for it. If I remember correctly, the ballot was worded so that that "yes" meant "no" and "no" meant yes. It was very confusing. more ›