PARKING: Short gain, longer pain

I’ve read several articles about parking fees in Coeur d’Alene and thought you might be interested in the fact that I MAY not be alone in this frame of mind.

If I have to pay to park, I’m not going to shop there. I live in Athol. I’m between Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Sandpoint and Spirit Lake. When I go shopping … I don’t go to Coeur d’Alene. When I go to dinner, I only go to Coeur d’Alene if I don’t have to pay to park, but I usually go almost anywhere else because the area is resplendent in good, no, great local restaurants.

When I go to the lake, same thing. I can go to Hayden, Hauser, Pend Oreille, Twin Lakes, Spirit Lake, even Priest Lake. If I have to PAY, Coeur d’Alene is out of the picture.

Think about it. If I write about it, how many others simply don’t go there because it’s too inconvenient and too expensive? Good job. You may have the tourism, but you’re losing your community.

JEFF HEINTZ

Athol