P.E.I. news: Parking ticket forgiveness program gets council approval [Video]

Shoppers in downtown Charlottetown who find parking tickets on their cars’ windshields might be able to have the charges waived if they can prove they spent money in a nearby business.

The Charlottetown council approved of a motion allowing for a parking forgiveness program in the Business Improvement Area (BIA) – which encompasses 16 blocks in the downtown region – this October and December. The program allows people who receive parking meter violation tickets to have them waived if they provide a purchase receipt of $35 or more from a downtown business.

“One criticism we hear from people who like to shop downtown is trying to contend with the parking meters,” said Coun. Mitchell Tweel at the special council meeting on Tuesday. “I believe that this is a good incentive. We’ll do an assessment and evaluation at the end of the Christmas season.

“I think this is a great incentive …