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Lynchburg announced the hire of its first parking manager Monday.
Norman Hale, who most recently worked in North Carolina, will start work next week.
He’ll be charged with carrying out the recommendations of last year’s downtown parking study, including returning metered parking to the district.
Hale, a former policeman and parking enforcement officer, has worked as a parking manager in three other communities.
He was responsible for developing the first parking programs of both Champaign, Ill., and Little Rock, Ark.
He was also the parking administrator for Raleigh, N.C. He left that position in January 2007 to care for an ailing family member, City Manager Kimball Payne said.
“Norman has dealt with some of these same issues in three other localities, which impressed us,” Payne said, praising his past experience in developing parking programs and working with downtown stakeholders.
Lynchburg’s full-time parking job was recommended by the downtown study and approved by City Council in December.
Hale’s starting salary will be $70,000. That money will come from a $250,000 fund previously established to address downtown parking.
Reader Reactions
Yep, Jim of Forest, 70,000 sure sounds like a lot to pay someone to tell people how to park, especially when more people are riding mopeds and bicycles now. But maybe part of his job will be to encourage the use of low-gas, smaller transportation.
I make a motion if favor of using horses.
They don’t require gas, and manure is good for the environment. Any 2nd’s?
Seems the City could find a better use for $70,000 than this. How about using an experienced current employee as part of his/her job, along with a Council member or two.
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