Residents wanting to shop downtown during the final week of Christmas will have to pay for parking, after the chamber of commerce informed city hall that it was withdrawing its request.
Rob Clark, CEO of the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce, approached city council during its Oct. 25 meeting and asked for free two-hour parking from Dec. 21 to 24. Council later voted to table the request until city hall acquired more input from the downtown business association.
However, on Nov. 10, Clark sent the city clerk’s office an email asking that the free parking request during the Christmas season be tabled until Dec. 6. He then sent another email on Nov. 19 advising that the chamber was withdrawing its request.
“As a result, this communication (report) is presented to council with the recommendation that the matter be received and file,” a council report said. “This will enable the city clerk’s office to close the file regarding this matter and reflect the history of the chamber’s request.”
During the Dec. 6 regular meeting, council voted unanimously to receive and file the email that Clark sent.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, Dec. 13.
