Parking Meter & Sanitation Service Charge Increases Effective February 1, 2012
In order to balance the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, the Evanston City Council voted to reduce numerous expenses, reduced several positions and increased fees in five areas. Two of those fee increases, parking meter and sanitation services, took effect February 1, 2012.
Parking Meter Increases Effective February 1, 2012
Ordinance 114-O-11 increased parking meter fees by $.25/hour for meters with max time limits of 2, 3 & 4 hours as well as increasing the remaining meters by a commensurate amount. The fee change took effect on February 1, 2012. This was introduced at City Council on December 12, 2011 with expected approval on January 9, 2012.
The city has very few 20 minute and 30 minute meters and the impact of these changes to the budget and the user is minimal. Longer term meters impact employee and commuter parking and the city also has considerably fewer meters in this category than in the two hour zones. See fee structure and ordinance here>>>
Sanitation Service Charge Increases Effective February 1, 2012
Ordinance 109-O-11 increased the sanitation service charge per unit fee structure to $7.95 for a 65 gallon cart, $14.95 for a 95 gallon cart, and $7.95 per unit for the city condo program and to increase the additional cart fee to $7.95 per cart. This ordinance was introduced at the November 28, 2011 City Council meeting and was approved on December 12, 2011. See fee structure and ordinance here>>>
The purpose of the increase is to encourage increased recycling and increase the self-sufficiency of the newly created Solid Waste Fund. All Sanitation fees are billed on the bi-monthly City of Evanston water bills. The fee structure is as follows:
