It would be very helpful if the city actually made sure the meters WORK.
There's one near the bank on the corner of 5th and Columbia that routinely steals my coins. I'll press for the fifteen minutes,then put in my coins for additional time and it doesn't add time. And yes, I am aware that there's supposedly a phone number to call, but if I don't have the time to wait for the parking meter person to actually respond, I'm stuck having lost money and perhaps risking a ticket.
This is the fourth generation of parking meters that have been installed in downtown Olympia in the last decade. All they've done is force people to park illegally or just not shop downtown at all. It really makes one wonder if someone on the City Council has stock in a meter company.
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