[Vision2020] Downtown & Gritman Parking

[pkraut at moscow.com]

Ah! So there is a problem already that CC had nothing to do 
with...shocking!


> 
> This morning, Dan Carscallen asked, "But, just out of curiosity, is the 
> Wren lot public or Gritman only?"
> 
> It's a long story but is probably typical of the more recent parking 
> problems in Downtown.
> 
> In 2002, Gritman asked the City to vacate 8th Street between Main and 
> Washington to allow expansion of the main hospital facility.  A verbal 
> agreement was made with the City that Gritman would provide equal public 
> parking spaces for those displaced by closing 8th Street; 16 spaces to 
be 
> exact.  Gritman owns the land north of the Wren Garden so a 30 space 
> parking lot was constructed by and is maintained by Gritman.  It was 
> decided that Gritman would not place any restrictions on this lot, 
> no 'Gritman Only Parking' signs etc., and consider it to be open 
parking, 
> more than compensating for the 16 spaces displaced on 8th Street.  
> Sometime after the verbal agreement with the City, a written agreement 
was 
> made, but differed considerably from the verbal agreement.  The written 
> agreement actually stated that both Gritman parking lots north and south 
> of Lewis Street are "Public Parking."  Gritman didn't feel that was a 
> concern at the time so let it go.
> 
> Since last fall, Gritman has received numerous complaints about the lack 
> of parking available for patients and visitors in any of the Gritman 
lots 
> as well as on-street parking.  Gritman has been tracking this and found 
> that many students were parking in the Gritman lots.  They seemed to 
come 
> early, take many of the spaces, put on back-packs, and hike out for the 
> day, leaving no room for Gritman clients.  To compound the problem, in 
> March the City placed "Public Parking" signs on both Gritman lots.  This 
> escalated the parking complaints from patients and visitors.  The 
addition 
> of the "Public Parking" signs to the Gritman lots make them the only 
> parking lots in Downtown Moscow where the public can park all day for 
free.
> 
> Gritman asked the City in April to revisit the "Public Parking" issue.  
So 
> far, there has been little response from the City and nothing has been 
> done.  Gritman will keep working to resolve this problem.
> 
> B. J. Swanson
> 
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