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....and Mari, you failed to mention that the parklet at Adams and Water used to be much needed and abused parking. GRRRRRRREAT work Mari!!! We can see City Manager Mauro's hand in this with "Open Streets". Many I speak with complain of parking problems, not the need for Ipa benches etc. But the window dressing seems more important to your weaponized organization, With smiley faces all around.

Word on the Street should be changed to Life in the Bubble.

Here is a letter to City Council, real word from the street. As predicted one day of visible "enforcement" was not seen again. Yes, Tuesdays are busy, and many other days, with many business owners and employees taking limited parking all day. One day a year and "the City" can say there is parking enforcement. No plan. No education. No common sense....... Mari. Just well paid folks getting paid no matter what.

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I met Joshua Atchison this morning. The new Community Services Officer. He was doing some parking enforcement and just being visible. He was very nice, as all PT police have been over the years. One told me of the self licking ice cream cone that described to him some in City Government.

I was going to send lots of pics of neighbors hogging parking all day and the new 15 minute parking sign in the spot that XXX XXXX has taken to using all day. Why a sign when no enforcement? Joshua answered that.

Just for the record. There has never been a problem. Ask Michelle Sandoval.

I have always been careful to call parking enforcement "Fair Parking Facilitation". It never was the "Jackboot Police State" some paint it as being. Ignoring laws for special interests on Council is a "Jackboot Police State".

Education, ongoing cohesive planning with continuity, and then enforcement are all parts of Fair Parking Facilitation. There are several false premises some spew that say no enforcement is beneficial to visitors who don't even know of the non enforcement, and follow signage. I was able to answer some of those false ideas in Leader Comments over the last month or so. As I noted early on, the longer this has gone on, the more difficult it will be to fix self entitled bad habits. Mayor and public's.

We will see if this is a meaningful change or another short term stunt, as has been the case in the past. Time always tells. Perhaps a new Police Chief understands the purpose of laws and codes. And accountability.

As I have pointed out in the past, any disrespect to Council and key players over the last 7 years was a reflection. The disrespect dished out by "the City", and denial of responsibility is and was very toxic. Police Chief, City Manager, City Attorney, City Council, Main Street, and Chamber all played along and did nothing to resist the self serving, real estate benefiting destruction of true community. Sound bites have no real soul. Soul is often spoken of by some who have no clue of what makes a town have true soul. Mutual respect. Earned respect.

Anyone can see the Maritime Center expansion and Marine Science Center move to the Historic District will add to needed parking, as parking places are eliminated. The City Managers known aversion to parking and cars seems to handicap any understanding of the reality of current transportation methods. We will get there in time. It is a bigger picture than just PT. Also, no one using a walker, or coming from Hadlock to Sequim and beyond will be using a bike instead of a car soon. Things will change in time.

There is positive mitigation to be done, eliminating parking and killing business helps no one except those selling real estate.

Here is to healing a community some deny wounding. It will take time, if allowed. Fair Parking Facilitation, with information and education needs to begin anew. We are far down a road that should not have been traveled, and prohibited any true understanding of managing the evolving parking needs of PT. Free parking with condo's and building sales, and for all business owners and employees is not "sustainable". No study needed. Think for yourselves Council, and public servants, as much as is allowed. 3 new seats on Council soon. A long time negative influencer is going away. What a legacy is left to clean up.

Onward, with honesty. Change is good.

Harvey Windle-Collateral Damage

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