Parking in downtown Penticton, B.C., will be a lot cheaper in the days ahead, with city council unanimously approving a pause of fees, effective Dec. 7 to March 31.
All downtown streets will now be free to park, reversing a payment system that had been in place in some areas for decades and on Main Street for a couple of years.City staff told council that the temporary pause would take around $200,000 from city coffers and a year-round freeze could cost closer to $800,000.
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