Seven New Pay and Display Machines for Downtown Cobourg

Pete Fisher
3 years ago
• Categories: Local

Seven new pay & display’s are currently situated in downtown at the following locations:

King St W between Spring and George St – north side King St W between Hibernia and Third St – south side King St W between George and Division St – north side King St W between Second and Division St – south side King St E between Division and McGill St – north side King St E between Division and McGill St – south side Third St south of Albert St – east side

Purpose:

The meters on King Street are averaging seven years old and are creating a maintenance burden as the mechanisms cannot be fixed locally if at all and typically are replaced when they stop working, said Manager of Communications for the Town of Cobourg, Ashley Purdy.

In 2019, the Town suffered an extensive amount of damage to parking meters and theft of fares. During busy tourist season, the meters are filled up more frequently than they can be emptied by staff.

To empty the meters it takes two staff members nearly a half day to complete plus time for a finance staff member to sort and count.

In 2021/22, Staff are proposing to replace the King Street and Third Street meters with pay & display machines.

Benefits of this solution are as follows: minimal maintenance requirements, less replacement parts needed on hand; less maintenance staff resources required for repairs; less snow removal expenses; frees up By-law enforcement resources required to collect coin; less vandalism opportunity/less chance of lost fares; more attractive aesthetic for downtown; credit card payment option.

Currently the pay and display machines are not in operation.