Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, April 9, 1990 TAG: 9004090197
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOEL TURNER MUNICIPAL WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Musser will ask council tonight to consider the parking issue during its upcoming budget study.
The city provides free parking to some public works employees and others who work for municipal departments located outside downtown. The city also provides free parking for top management officials in downtown, but most city employees in the municipal complex have to make their own arrangements for parking and pay for it.
Musser said fairness dictates that the city provide the same parking benefits for downtown workers as those who work elsewhere. About 900 employees work in the downtown area, he said, and it would cost about $163,000 a year to provide them parking.
Also tonight, council will hold a public hearing on the nine applicants for three School Board positions.
Under the procedure that council uses for filling School Board seats, a hearing is held to provide an opportunity for city residents to lobby for candidates or express their views on them.
The terms of board members William White and Sallye Coleman will end June 30. Guy Byrd Jr. resigned from the board last week because he has taken a job in Charleston, W.Va.
Coleman has applied for a new three-year term, but White isn't seeking reappointment because he is a candidate for council in the May 1 election.
Councilman David Bowers and Musser opposed council's decision earlier this week to choose a successor for Byrd from among the pool of applicants for the two other seats. They wanted the city to invite applications for the position, but other council members said there was no need to seek more applications.
by CNB