Consultants: Detroit could increase parking fines, crack down on non-payers, to raise revenue

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[Red in Blue PA]

DETROIT - Restructuring consultants have recommended that Detroit increase its parking fines for the first time since 2001 and crack down harder on people who don't pay to boost revenue for the bankrupt city.

Detroit Chief Operating Officer Gary Brown is advocating for the changes, which he says would bring in an additional $6 million per year.

"We're a city that needs every dime that we can find. So, we're going to use every avenue we can to collect revenue," Brown said.

[Red in Blue PA]

It costs more in Detroit to issue tickets than the money that is collected from them.

[Kenton]

Just think of it as Tough Love...

[Bill W was a conservative]

"We're a city that needs every dime that we can find. So, we're going to use every avenue we can to collect revenue," Brown said.

I'm tempted to take "visit Detroit" off my bucket list.

[cripplecreek]

If anyone has three unpaid tickets, they won't be able to renew.

That makes some sense. Part of the problem was that tickets were simply ignored in the first place.

[Mase]

Good grief. As if draining income from the impoverished residents who are still living in this miserable city is sustainable.

Behold the bounty that is liberalism.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

$6 million in additional revenue? the city is $18-20 BILLION in debt

This "consultant" needs to get a freaking clue.

[Navy Patriot]

It costs more in Detroit to issue tickets than the money that is collected from them.

Simple solution, they should pay the public employees more so they would write more tickets.

[cripplecreek]

Did you see the related story about who owes the most?

Local 4 Defenders: Detroit has $82 million in unpaid parking tickets

Kenneth Nunga from Southfield owes $8,540

Cevonia McClure from Detroit owes $8,575

Blair Dell Mahone from Detroit owes the city $8,740. Mahone is former Detroit police officer.

Thomas Matthews from Highland Park owes more than $9,000

Tanja Cross from Southgate owes more than $10,000

Janice Suber from Detroit owes more than $11,000

Michelle Marlo-Klims from San Diego also owes more than $11,000

Kelvin Cousins from Detroit owes more than $13,500. The Defenders found Cousins’ apartment in Cadillac Square, but were told he had been evicted.

A company, Rent a Ride USA, which is registered in Warren, owes $14,210 to the city. The company is owned by Majed Dabish, who lives in Orchard Lake.

The No. 1 offender who owes the most to Detroit? Dice Global Investments in Detroit, which is owned by Osama Kadi. The tab is $15,355.

[cripplecreek]

You aren’t impoverished if you can run up 15 grand in parking tickets.

[Red in Blue PA]

Visit Port Au Prince before Detroit.

[lentulusgracchus]

[Art.] "We're a city that needs every dime that we can find. So, we're going to use every avenue we can to collect revenue," Brown said.

That's what the Roman treasury officials said, right before the people went underground, commerce stopped, the army went home, ..... and the Vandals showed up.

[PapaBear3625]

There is no future for Detroit which doesn’t involve fewer welfare recipients and more taxpayers.

[Grampa Dave]

People still drive and park in Detroit?

[cripplecreek]

I think I would write off tickets over 10 years old as a loss and raise the fines going forward while taking licenses from repeat offenders.

After all the tickets were written and ignored because they were meaningless.

[Mase]

I suppose. For a city desperately trying to get people to visit, and spend, having tickets that costly doesn't seem like a very plausible strategy. It would be interesting to know just what percentage of parking meters work in the city. Not keeping them repaired is an old and well known method for generating income.

Detroit's revenue problems won't be mitigated by anything in this article. The rot is far too advanced. I wish them the best, but they sealed their fate long ago.

[Mase]

I suppose. For a city desperately trying to get people to visit, and spend, having tickets that costly doesn't seem like a very plausible strategy. It would be interesting to know just what percentage of parking meters work in the city. Not keeping them repaired is an old and well known method for generating income.

Detroit's revenue problems won't be mitigated by anything in this article. The rot is far too advanced. I wish them the best, but they sealed their fate long ago.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

If the owners don’t pay the fines, how do they tow a car on blocks?

[fwdude]

Can’t they just raze it and start over?

[cripplecreek]

If people pay for their parking they won’t face a fine.

[Mark]

Detroit Chief Operating Officer Gary Brown, what is your annual income and benefits? Just wondering.