Watch the pawkin' metahs
Recently, news outlets, including the Voice, have publicized a controversy over a proposed change in parking, that would extend hours that meters are in effect. The county would make more money, and theoretically, there would be more parking turn-over. Merchants in South Silver Spring however, noted that the new parking rules would apply to them, but not to the park garages around Ellsworth Drive. It was as if the county was giving customers one more reason to shop in the central business district instead of spunky South Silver Spring and other small business areas outside the center.
Here's a link to the July 07 Voice article on this issue: www.silverspringvoice.com/archives/copy/2007/07/parkingmeters.html
And after the jump (below) is a letter sent out by John Landis, co-owner of Crisfield and President of the South Silver Spring Merchant Association. In it, Landis outlines the issue from the point of view of small businesses. He also gives information on how to get involved: