Square parkers may get more time
The Oxford Downtown Parking Commission voted Friday to recommend to the Oxford Board of Aldermen to extend the two-hour parking limit on the Square to three hours. (May 6, 2013, Page 1A)
Parking enforcers nab 860 violators
In the first six weeks of beefed up parking enforcement around the Square, more than 860 tickets have been issued to over-time parkers. About 60 are repeat offenders. (January 7, 2013, Page 1A)
Few bus spaces on Square
The Downtown Oxford Parking Commission agreed to research the best answer on where to put band tour buses and catering trucks on the crowded Square. (December 10, 2012, Page 1A, 3A)
Parking lot contract OK’d
The city of Oxford is now the owner of a new parking lot. Aldermen approved Tuesday spending $2.35 million for almost an acre of land near the existing city parking lot behind the Vieux Carré building. Read about the contract and other city business that happened at Tuesday night’s Board of Aldermen meeting in today’s EAGLE. (September 5, 2012, Page 2)
Parking commission approves changes
During its regular meeting Friday, the commission agreed on ordinance changes to the current laws that increase the two-hour parking restrictions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The new ordinance also changes the fine structure for violating the two-hour parking restriction. (August 13, 2012, Page 1)
City looks to give parking violators the boot
As the Oxford Board of Aldermen consider implementing a tougher parking enforcement program and hiring a parking management company, habitual overtime parking offenders could notice something is missing during their next trip to the Square — their car. Mayor Pat Patterson announced Thursday he has given authority to the Oxford Police Department to begin towing cars which have the highest amount of unpaid parking tickets from the Square. (July 27, 2012, Page 1A)
Paid parking put in reverse?
The Oxford Downtown Parking Commission will present a new plan to help moderate parking on the Square that consists of tougher enforcement of the current two-hour parking limit. (July 16, 2012, Page 1,5)
Square moves closer to paid parking
The Downtown Parking Commission is moving forward with implementing paid parking around the Square that’s proposed to cost $1 each hour. (April 25, 2012, Page 1)
Square moves closer to paid parking
The Downtown Parking Advisory Commission will be interviewing four national parking managment firms on March 23. Whichever is selected, will work to help fix congestion and limited parking around the Square and could implement paid parking for premium spots. (March 16, 2012, Page 1A)
Helping those helping others
The United Way of Oxford and Lafayette County awarded $332,900 to 16 local agencies and a total of 26 programs aimed at providing better education, health services and financial assistance to the needy. (April 7, 2011, Page 1)
