GENESEO — Keep quarters inyour car, free parking in the Village of Geneseo will end Tuesday, Sept. 4. Parking during posted hours was not enforced for the summer, although overnight parking remained prohibited, due to local law. As reported in a previous article, the free parking began as a result of a lower volume of traffic during those months. This was the first summer the Village did not enforce parking and it appeared to be a … [Read more...]
Parking Tickets Will Soon Be Payable Online in Geneseo
GENESEO — Although the Main Street parking meters are currently on summer vacation, once they return, drivers will have an easier way to dispute and pay their parking tickets. The village has renewed their agreement with Complus, the company that provides equipment and software used to write and process parking tickets. Part of the new agreement is a service that allows drivers to dispute and pay parking tickets online, and at a lower cost to … [Read more...]
Geneseo Free Parking Frustrating Some Business Owners
GENESEO — Drivers in Geneseo may no longer have to worry about finding a parking ticket on their windshield this summer, however one vehicle received a typed letter expressing the concerns of a Main Street business owner. The note asked that the owner of the vehicle, who is assumed to be an employee of a Main Street business, use a different area to park as, "these parking spaces are for customers." The vehicle in question was a parked on … [Read more...]
Avon Court Night, Park Theater Inspire 89-Space Parking Lot
AVON – The Village plans to build a large parking lot by the Genesee Street opera block. Mayor Tom Freeman says that the extra parking will accommodate the heavy traffic on local court nights and an anticipated increase in traffic due to the Park Theater coming back in business. "Court night is a big part of this, and with the Park Theater coming back online we want to encourage downtown traffic as much as possible," said Freeman. "Parking … [Read more...]
Avon Judge Wants to Fix Sticky Court Night Parking Jams
AVON – Newly elected Avon Town Justice Jeannie Michalski's court night has raised parking concerns on Genesee Street, and solutions do not appear to be quick or easy. Two owners of Genesee Street businesses and a candidate for Village Trustee appeared at the Village Board meeting on Monday to explain the impacts of monthly court nights on their businesses, when over 130 defendants appear in court, possibly with an attorney or public defender, … [Read more...]
Geneseo Taking Applications for Parking Enforcement Officer
GENESEO – The Village of Geneseo's parking enforcement officer has resigned. Teresa Easton filed the notice of resignation over two months ago to give the Village a wide window to make a new hire. "I left on very good terms," said Easton. "I wanted to make sure that the Village had someone in place so that the merchants were not left with no one to move the cars along." Geneseo Mayor Richard Hatheway said that the Board of Trustees will … [Read more...]
Mayor: Geneseo Resurfacing to be ‘Temporary Hiccup’ in Village Life
GENESEO – Main Street's final milling and paving is set to begin Monday, June 6, meaning that parking is planned to be closed on Main from Center to North Street for two days. The resurfacing will be the final step in a year-long process to repair and replace water and sewer mains underneath Main Street. Mayor Richard Hatheway said in correspondence with a Main Street merchant that milling and paving will be a temporary hiccup. "There will … [Read more...]
Geneseo Says Goodbye to John M. Farmer at 58
GENESEO – Mayor Richard Hatheway began Monday night's Village Board meeting by announcing the passing of John M. Farmer, who served the Village's people and dogs for many years as parking enforcement and dog control officer. According to an obituary from the Rector-Hicks Funeral Home, Farmer passed on Friday March 18, peacefully in his Center Street residence at the age of 58. Farmer was born Feb. 26, 1958 in Rochester. The son of John E. … [Read more...]
Geneseo Village Employees Struggle Under Intense Parking Ticket Complaints
GENESEO – Village employees are struggling to find a way to cope with the intense remarks and complaints about parking enforcement on Main Street. Trustee Margaret Duff said at Moday night's Village Board meeting that Village employees, including the parking enforcement officer, are accosted almost daily for ticketing cars parked on Main Street at unpaid or expired meters. "Someone came in the other day, really, really upset about a ticket, … [Read more...]
Geneseo Merchants Divided on Parking Time, All Want Better Signage
GENESEO – Main Street merchants had an opportunity to speak with the Village Board on Monday to discuss the surge in parking meter enforcement, and seem divided on whether increased enforcement has hindered or helped businesses. The Geneseo Village Board spoke openly with merchants and community members at a special meeting intended to address growing concerns over the number of tickets being issued and the lack of viable parking … [Read more...]