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Friday, March 29, 2024

With Ocala downtown parking ‘critical,’ city looking for second parking garage location

Parking has reached a “critical” point and the city of Ocala is working to find a solution, according to City Manager Sandra Wilson.

Wilson made the remarks during a networking breakfast meeting on June 16. She suggested that the city recognized that “parking is getting critical” and is actively searching for a new, additional location.

“We are actively investigating a location for our second parking garage in downtown,” said Wilson.

Currently, Ocala’s sole parking garage designates a portion of its spaces for use by customers of the Hilton Garden Inn. That parking garage is located at 504 SE Broadway Street, catty-corner to Bank Street Patio Bar and the Osceola Trak.

In recent weeks, Ocala-News.com readers have taken a wide variety of stances regarding parking in the downtown Ocala area.

Some have suggested expanding handicapped parking, while others have suggested the removal of parking meters. Even more believe the removal of parking meters would create additional parking problems in the downtown Ocala area.

Where do you think the city should locate its next parking garage? Share your thoughts with us in a letter to the editor.