A majority of city councillors yesterday showed support for an amended contract for the controversial parking meters project, including a much shorter duration and lower fines, but divisions persisted as the Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan charged that the changes were circulated an hour before the meeting which had been called only for discussion purposes.
After hours of deliberations at City Hall and a show of hands to indicate how many might be in favour of the project, it was agreed that another meeting would be convened on the amendments.
Months of controversy over the parking meters has roiled the council with the deal being championed by
