1 /5 David Cecka: For years I have pulled up and parked at the Plaza while waiting for a ferry. We used to enjoy walking up and down the Plaza businesses spending our money on gifts, coffee and restaurants. Today I received a parking violation fine of $102.00! I always pay for parking when I know that its a paid parking lot, without question. Apparently, there is some Colorado property management company that has installed cameras and a sign with fine print and QR codes that did absolutely NOTHING to grab my attention that I needed to download an app and start paying for time parked. Absolutely an entrapment scam in my opinion. No notice of parking rules changing. Nothing. Im so angry about this! Ive attached a pic (blue/white/green) of what EVERY business Ive ever come across before uses to inform the public that its a paid parking zone. Also, Ive attached what the Plaza is using to inform and take pictures of violators with. Doesnt even look like a parking sign. And, as you can see from the attached picture (red/white), it faces away from the parking lot. That way if you are a pedestrian with no interest in parking, you might take time out of your day to read all of the fine print, entrapping legal jargon. Then they have the audacity to say that just by driving past their auto camera Ive waived my rites to a trial, arbitration or class action lawsuits. Absolute BS. Shame on this dirty, money grabbing scheme specifically designed to entrap the tourists and long time, loyal visitors of Port Townsend. Absolutely shameful. I will no longer be parking there, spending my money anywhere at this Plaza, and by default, anywhere else in Port Townsend. Im done with it. Id rather keep my money and just sit in the line at the Ferry and play cell phone games.
***Update*** Theyve installed more signs now, however they still dont speak Paid Parking at first glance, at least not to me. Theres just more of them.


