It's a shame when a Mom n' Pop parking lot falls victim to another 'Area' Wal-Mart.
"Comprising 80 public and 45 rental stalls, the city-owned lot charged $3 a day during its prime. However, city engineers report that over the past five years, 2A's clientele has steadily eroded, as more Auburn locals have opted for the convenience of the Wal-Mart lot. Locals in the Lewiston-Auburn region say the municipal lot's closure marks the end of a public-parking-space-rental era."
"'Shutting down the lot was a hard decision to make,' said former parking-lot manager Blaine Gaffney, whose great-uncle Merle Wilson was the city public-works engineer who oversaw the construction of the lot in 1962. 'We were just breaking even as it was. Then along comes Wal-Mart, just giving away parking for free, and we simply couldn't keep up.'"
Read the full story: Wal-Mart Parking Lot Puts Municipal Parking Lot Out of Business
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