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The entire downtown area is painfully decaying. Several block stretches of the city smell like urine and have needles, piles of trash, and people blocking the sidewalk while sitting in their own filth.

To make the city a "better"place, the government has decided that instead of addressing these glaring issues destroying our downtown, that the best course of action is to:

A) create a convoluted new pay for parking system AND even go as far as to remove the button for a free 15 minutes from existence.

Then

B) Deploy an army of parking agents to extort revenue and harass the people who come to the city to spend money.

No, I did not get a ticket I'm angry about. I simply didn't patronize a business when I found the parking meters require an app and I can't hit a button for a free 15 minutes.

While the people who hang out in downtown Olympia openly commit a slew of crimes with zero fear of pushback from the city those of us with cars and money to spend are the ones the city directs their ire at.

What a sad state our city is in. I can't get away...

I got a ticket because of a broken meter. Took a picture of the meter and sent it in and got a court date in the mail that was already past. Now I pay a bunch more. Oh and also because of a speed trap on the 101-I5 transition I had a speeding ticket despite being the slowest vehicle. Now I can’t afford insurance. This city is bleeding me and making my life and others less safe. Instead of charging the drivers for an unsafe transition charge the engineers and change it. How is it 45 on one side of highway and 60 on the other? Going 45 is dangerous because everyone is behind you slamming on there brakes. Shame!. Who do you answer to? I’m so poor and you want to take from me?...

Olympia City Council policies are mostly anti-business ( parking only ONCE in a zone per day means I can ONLY shop at locations with parking lots, which is limited. I took my board to Budd Bay for breakfast (17 people) and went to work at the Capital, the. To Dockside for lunch…and ALL of us got tickets! How are we supposed to patronize businesses when we can’t park our cars? However, the staff at the city are great. They were friendly when getting parking passes for my residence and they were quick in the process. This review is a 2-star for City Council and court-/judges, and 5...