Request for Holiday Parking Help
Downtown Oak Park
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Sep 26, 2013 12:00 AM
HOLIDAY PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN OAK PARK
A MESSAGE FROM MAX AUSTIN-WILLIAMS TO THE MERCHANTS OF DOWNTOWN OAK PARK REGARDING HOLIDAY PARKING AND THE "DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS" LETTER TO THE OAK PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A MESSAGE FROM MAX AUSTIN-WILLIAMS TO THE MERCHANTS OF DOWNTOWN OAK PARK REGARDING HOLIDAY PARKING AND THE "DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS" LETTER TO THE OAK PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES
September 25, 2013
Attached is a letter from the Downtown Districts Council and Downtown Oak Park requesting some assistance for local businesses in regard to parking before the coming holidays.
Please take a look at the letter and offer your support of these requested measures by contacting members of the Village of Oak Park Board of Trustees, who can be reached at the email address here: board@oak-park.us
It’s important to members of all downtown districts to employ parking regulations that encourage, not inhibit, a successful and profitable holiday season. We hope what we have requested is accepted by the Village Board and accomplishes exactly these goals.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best,
Max Austin-Williams
Executive Director
Downtown Oak Park
1010 Lake St., #114
Oak Park, IL 60301
p. 708-383-4145
f. 708-383-4975
max@downtownoakpark.net
www.downtownoakpark.net
It’s important to members of all downtown districts to employ parking regulations that encourage, not inhibit, a successful and profitable holiday season. We hope what we have requested is accepted by the Village Board and accomplishes exactly these goals.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best,
Max Austin-Williams
Executive Director
Downtown Oak Park
1010 Lake St., #114
Oak Park, IL 60301
p. 708-383-4145
f. 708-383-4975
max@downtownoakpark.net
www.downtownoakpark.net
September 25, 2013
Village President Anan Abu-Taleb
Village of Oak Park
123 Madison St.
Oak Park, Illinois
Dear President Abu-Taleb,
With the holidays fast approaching and given their critical nature in determining the success of our local businesses, we are writing, as the leaders of the three Downtown Districts, to request the village government ease parking restrictions in the days leading to Christmas.
Specifically we ask that in Downtown Oak Park, The Hemingway District and The Pleasant District that:
Village President Anan Abu-Taleb
Village of Oak Park
123 Madison St.
Oak Park, Illinois
Dear President Abu-Taleb,
With the holidays fast approaching and given their critical nature in determining the success of our local businesses, we are writing, as the leaders of the three Downtown Districts, to request the village government ease parking restrictions in the days leading to Christmas.
Specifically we ask that in Downtown Oak Park, The Hemingway District and The Pleasant District that:
- All parking meters be bagged on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturdays Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. We are open to the pre-printed bags calling for a three-hour limit on the free parking available.
- Increasing the free parking from one to two hours on those same days in the Holley Court, Lake and Forest and Hemingway District public parking garages.
These actions would send clear messages to our customers that we are welcoming them and that the village government is working actively in support of local business.
We welcomed your recent attendance at the meeting of the Downtown District Council and look forward to a broader discussion about parking issues and their impact on our business districts in the days ahead.
Sincerely,
Jim August
President
The Hemingway District
Max Austin-Williams
Executive Director
Downtown Oak Park
Carla Gini
President
The Pleasant District