MOOSE JAW - City hall collected nearly $3 million in parking meter revenues during the past five years, while it acquired nearly $1 million in parking ticket fines during the same period, a new report shows.
Coun. Kim Robinson asked during the May 13 regular city council meeting for information about the average revenues the City of Moose Jaw’s street meters generated annually and how much revenue was collected within one city block of Main Street between First Avenues east and west.
City administration provided a report during the June 24 meeting, which showed that the parking meters generated revenues of $2,556,990.82 from 2019 to 2023 from coins and the HotSpot parking app.
Specifically, the data showed:
- 2019: $627,562.15
- 2020: $334,274.33
- 2021: $482,715.93, including $13,905.96 from the app and $468,809.97 in coins
- 2022: $541,235.86, including $55,696.05 from the app and $485,539.81 in coins
- 2023: $571,202.55, including $75,042 from the app and $496,160.55 in coins
Meanwhile, the total amount of revenue the municipality earned from parking ticket fines was $871,718, with data showing:
- 2019: $180,318
- 2020: $114,215
- 2021: $220,385
- 2022: $162,397.50
- 2023: $194,402.50
City administration added that the current collection processes do not record parking meter revenues by location.
Robinson was disappointed that city hall was unable to “delineate” from which meters the parking revenues came, while one interesting statistic that caught his eye was that coins represented 87 per cent of all revenues collected, even though the HotSpot app is supposed to make it easier for motorists to park downtown.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, July 8.
