PT BLOG I hope PG keeps me up-to-date.


The next meeting in Portsmouth should be a corker.


Portsmouth revisited … I got this note from the person


who is passing around the petition to open up the discussions of P and D purchases in Portsmouth, NH. I am sorry he was insulted. I find your blog personally very


insulting and suggest you check your facts and their sources. Who says this? ”Granite State residents are slow to change, and of course they got their dander up when test machines were installed. But they got used to them. And even liked them.” Or this? “I’m guessing much of this process already happened before the council voted to buy. ...” Or this? “... the one person who is going to raise hell, or has a vested interest, or just too much time on their hands.” I guess this is the quote that got


me to thinking that some people in Portsmouth like the meters: “They’re convenient. I think they’re great,” said resident Erik Swanson. “The biggest complaint is you have to walk a little ways, but if you don’t have the six quarters (for the old meters), you have to walk a lot farther.” Another quote from one of the


Seacoastonline.com articles: Resi- dent Tom Rosenwald summed up his views by saying New Englanders are notorious for being against change. “When it started, we were opposed to it, too. Now, after we’ve gotten used to them, we find them very conven- ient,” said Rosenwald. “We’re not talking about a quarter-mile; we’re not talking about the Bataan Death March.” Others supported the envi- ronmental advantages of the new sys- tem, which are solar-powered. And what got my attention about


the “one person …” was the picture of my insulted correspondent holding a petition he was circulating to get the council to revisit the project. My understanding is that he succeeded, and open meetings were and are being held. As for his personal bias, he is the


former chairman of a company that makes affinity/debit cards for use in parking meters and shopping. He


may have no skin in the game, but cer- tainly he has an opinion, or bias. And rightly so. It seems to me that


he is the right person to be asking questions, because of that bias. I also wonder at the strength of his response to me, since his approach, his petition, and his leadership seemed to have succeed-


ed and he got the day in court for which he asked. As for my bias – of course I’m


biased. I admit it. I think that cities need to develop ways to increase the amount charged for on-street parking. That may be meters with debit or credit cards, pay


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