Stamford officials announced today that they would enforce on street parking meters until 10pm instead of 6pm. The city expects an extra $250,000 in revenue with these new changes. The city’s Director of Operations, Ben Barnes, had this to say, “City’s Incompetencies Lead to More Inconveniences for Residents “We have significant challenges with our budget this year and we need to look for revenue sources”.

Gee thanks Ben! So your JOB is to make sure the city stays on budget and since you FAILED at your job you decide to punish all residents? Smart move to also increase fines for an issue (parking), that is already a major struggle for all residents.   Is there any place to park in the city that is still free???

If you really need an extra 200k, why not just cut the job of one of your many police officers making well over 200k a year?