12/06/2008 -

New Parking Arrangments

Sligo Borough Council has adopted  Car Park Bye Laws which will see the introduction of new parking arrangements around Sligo city next month.. One measure which will be welcomed in particular by motorists is the reduction of the minimum parking period from one hour to twenty minutes, which will see a corresponding reduction in the minimum parking charge to forty cents. The new arrangements will come into force on Monday 14th July.

Other changes included in the new bye-laws are new powers to deal with vehicles illegally parked in disabled parking bays, bus bays and  casual trading areas during hours of trading. Sligo Borough Council is now empowered to remove these vehicles and recover the cost from the owners.  Members of the public will be able to use a phone number at disabled bays to report instances of illegally parked vehicles.

All on street parking areas will offer a twenty minute parking facility with the exception of Pearse Road (from junction with Pilkington Tce to Mail Coach Road), Churchill (Showgrounds inset), The Mall (between Calry Lane and River lane), and Finisklin Road (from Michael Conlon Road to boundary of meter parking area).

A spokesperson for Sligo Borough Council says they anticipate that the new arrangements ‘will further improve the management of traffic flow in Sligo. The introduction of the parking meter facility last year has been very well received, and the implementation of the measures in the new bye-laws will ensure motorists who park illegally will be dealt with promptly.’