Parking Still A Concern In Canonsburg

May 3, 2022 3:55 am

Canonsburg Borough Council spent a great portion of their agenda meeting Monday night discussing parking within the borough once again. Business owners are frustrated with the seemingly negative nature that parking has taken. Mayor David Rhome spoke on behalf of the Parking Committee and put forth some ideas that council will consider. Some of the changes suggested are modifications in enforcement hours, a change in price for short term parking in lots and a pilot program that would modify parking enforcement on weekends. Council has approved the consideration of the changes for next week’s meeting. Final details on each idea will be ironed out by the end of this week. Rhome states that council is working hard to make parking fair and equitable to residents, business owners and customers alike. It is a difficult balance to strike but council is working hard to achieve that goal. He pointed to the recently approved 90 space parking lot that will be built on North Central Avenue as an example of progress being made on the lack of parking in the borough.  Rhome cautioned that any change to the parking ordinance that may be approved next week, must go through certain procedures before they become official.