Motorists still lukewarm on parking meters

Empty parking spaces along the usually busy Water Street yesterday afternoon.

Motorists in Central Georgetown were more relaxed in their approach to paid parking spaces yesterday but there were still many empty slots following Tuesday’s launch of the controversial project.

On Monday, Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan approved the Georgetown Metered Parking by-laws, which now requires motorists to pay to park in designated areas of the city.

Motorists in response, had displayed their objection to the implementation of the paid parking system by avoiding the designated parking spaces in Central Georgetown, leaving an abundance of empty streets on Tuesday, while others who parked in the paid parking spaces simply