By KAREN VELIE Four members of the Paso Robles City Council vehemently rejected a proposal by Councilman Chris Bausch on Tuesday evening to seek
Four members of the Paso Robles City Council vehemently rejected a proposal by Councilman Chris Bausch on Tuesday evening to seek reimbursement from the city attorney and consultants for the cost of the failed paid parking program.
After agreeing their downtown paid parking program was not legally set up, the Paso Robles City Council agreed to refund parking tickets given for only the last 12 months of the program. The failures in the program were allegedly the result of bad advice from the city’s attorney firm Best Best & Krieger and other consultants. When canceled, the program was operating more than half a million dollars in the red.
“Even though the overwhelmingly successful referendum to overturn the ill-advised and illegal Paid Parking program was rejected by the City of Paso Robles on a technicality, the fact remains that many, if not most, Paso Roblans feel that throughout the duration of the paid parking program, the City Council was given poor advice by advisors that were trusted to know and to do better,” Bausch said.
The council members looked over at City Manager Ty Lewis who shook his head. Council members Strong, Roden, Hamon and Gregory then denied Bausch’s request.The comments below represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of CalCoastNews.com. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. Constructive debate is good; mockery, taunting, and name calling is not. 1.
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