With the growth of downtown Las Vegas has come a decrease in free parking–unless you get validated. Take for example, parking at the Robert T. Eglet Advocacy Center. The signage on the parking meter says the Robert T. Eglet Advocacy Center will validate your parking. However, rumor has it that, despite the lack of small print on the signage, they refuse to validate if you’re defense counsel….
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The Eglet center if fabulous. Given a choice between King and Queen Eglet's Palace or Lois Brisbois's shack, I will pick the palace every time.
As to parking, I think Bob Beers put it best when he said that it cost the City ~$3million (or whatever the number was) to maintain and service the parking meters, meter maids, etc, The gross take for the City, on the other hand, is just about $3million. In other words, except for enriching a union and some favored contractors, the City makes no money and inconveniences scores of innocents. That's gummint for you.
Parking should not necessarily be a money maker for the city. One significant benefit of parking meters is an increased availability of parking for surrounding businesses. This then increases revenue for the business.
That is 50/50…on the one hand, it encourages parking turnover….on the other hand, it discourages folks like me who will not be extorted and ticketed because I decided to try on another outfit or ordered another round of drinks, etc.
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February 5, 2015 5:56 pm
So how is it that Eglet has authority to over ride an electronic parking meter owned and operated by the City of Las Vegas? Did Mayor Goodman deputize him as a Constable or Parking Maid? Either all citizens have to pay the City, or no citizens have to pay the City. This is an arbitrary and capricious application of code to favor a rich man? Maybe Anthony Stavros is the more ethical alternative in this year's mayoral race.
The Eglet center if fabulous. Given a choice between King and Queen Eglet's Palace or Lois Brisbois's shack, I will pick the palace every time.
As to parking, I think Bob Beers put it best when he said that it cost the City ~$3million (or whatever the number was) to maintain and service the parking meters, meter maids, etc, The gross take for the City, on the other hand, is just about $3million. In other words, except for enriching a union and some favored contractors, the City makes no money and inconveniences scores of innocents. That's gummint for you.
Parking should not necessarily be a money maker for the city. One significant benefit of parking meters is an increased availability of parking for surrounding businesses. This then increases revenue for the business.
That is 50/50…on the one hand, it encourages parking turnover….on the other hand, it discourages folks like me who will not be extorted and ticketed because I decided to try on another outfit or ordered another round of drinks, etc.
So how is it that Eglet has authority to over ride an electronic parking meter owned and operated by the City of Las Vegas? Did Mayor Goodman deputize him as a Constable or Parking Maid? Either all citizens have to pay the City, or no citizens have to pay the City. This is an arbitrary and capricious application of code to favor a rich man? Maybe Anthony Stavros is the more ethical alternative in this year's mayoral race.
Take it easy arbitrary and capricious. Ha ha
Can we just make it official already that Bob Eglet is the high supreme exalted ruler of the universe? It's about time. Sheesh, give the man his due.
Having visited the Eglet Advocacy Center on a few occasions, it appears that the Center directly pays the City for parking on behalf of the visitor.
But does Eglet have his own magazine featuring his jet and showing him rocking out on the guitar?