Case Date:

4/22/2024

Who's running this city?? The parking ticket fees are outrageous...!!! $30 is a punitive money grab, not an appropriate parking ticket. If you want the stores downtown to stop shutting down, and you want visitors from out of town to enjoy this town as a tourist destination, stop charging exhorbitant fees to park and exhorbitant parking tickets if a meter goes slightly over time.... half the storefronts on the square are empty... maybe stop being penny wise and pound foolish, milking people who live here and want to shop downtown with outrageous parking tickets. I'm going to call the mayor's office about this as well.

Case Date:

5/1/2025

I paid my fine today. However, I would like to note that we visited Bloomington to shop antique stores and enjoy your city. We did make purchases at 2 different antique stores and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Amrit Restaurant. We were surprised when we got back to our car and found the citation. We were parked near a crowded outdoor market and truly did not notice a meter. Most cities we visit don't charge for parking on weekends. We enjoyed our visit but will be going elsewhere in the future to spend our money in other small towns.