Parking Rate Change Concerns to be Addressed at Next Council Meeting

A change in the system and fees for parking at Fair Lawn train station lots has drawn a number of questions and concerns from residents, so the borough council will discuss the issue again at their Jan. 14 meeting, according to a notice from officials.

The ordinance, which can be viewed starting on page five here, replaces the annual parking sticker fee of $54 for borough residents or $188 for non-residents to a daily fee of $1 for residents or $2 for non-residents. The ordinance was approved by the council last month.

The new system will allow drivers to pay via smart phone app, according to the notice. There is currently a grace period in which police will not enforce the new rules as the new program is implemented.

The nine-page ordinance makes numerous changes to parking rules around the borough. Annual fees for street parking permits — in neighborhoods where they're required — were also amended from $22 with a limit of one vehicle per residence to $100 for the first vehicle and another $50 for each additional vehicle, with the maximum set at two unless police deem otherwise.