Parking fee plan revised

CHAMPAIGN – Hourly parking rates in the heart of downtown would increase to 50 cents next year and then 75 cents in 2009 under a revised proposal by city staff.

The proposal also calls for a 50 percent increase in the fine for parking at an expired meter, to $15, up from the current $10, starting Jan. 1.

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