As noted here, City Council approved Mayor White’s appointments to the new Parking Commission, and the mayor has issued a press release. KPRC-2, being ever vigilant, got the press release and posted a little something:
The City of Houston has a new commission set up to ensure citizens get a parking spot in downtown.
The formation of the Public Parking Commission was announced Wednesday.
Officials said the commission would evaluate the city’s current parking situation, what needs to be improved and where new parking spots could be allocated.
It will also analyze parking-related ordinances.
For pity’s sake.
The formation of the new parking authority was not announced Wednesday. The idea of the unaccountable, quasi-governmental agency was first floated in February of 2005 and it was approved by Council in August of 2005. What happened on Wednesday was approval of the people who will rule over the authority, and in turn, Houston’s parking.
KPRC’s blurb (“where local news comes first”) is just pathetic. The Houston Business Journal posted a story that’s more accurate, but clearly comes straight from the mayor’s press release.
