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A new parking plan for the Central area of Port Elizabeth, making use of a hand-held parking device, could produce revenue for the municipality of more than R129 000.
In a recent presentation to the Safety and Security Committee, Mandela Bay Development Agency CEO Pierre Voges explained that the proposed revenue split would see 20% going to the metro; 60% to the service provider/operator who would have to pay the marshalls out of this, and 20% to the MBDA for operational costs.
The pilot area for the project, which includes Strand Street, Govan Mbeki Avenue, Western/Whites roads and Rink Street, currently has a total of 1269 demarcated parking bays.
Voges said it will be precondition that the marhalls, who will wear bibs and identikits while on duty, are registered as security officers.
