It may soon cost you to park at some of West Vancouver’s more popular parks.
Council is expected to debate on Monday the implementation and enforcement of pay parking at Whytecliff Park, Lighthouse Park, and the Nelson Canyon Park/Whyte Lake trailhead starting in 2017.
Although also under consideration, pay parking won’t be pursued at Ambleside, John Lawson and Dundarave parks until after the district has consulted with the newly formed Ambleside Dundarave Business Improvement Association.
West Vancouver council last considered pay parking in parks in 2003. At that time, it estimated the district could raise about $800,000 per year if it charged $2 per hour or $6 per day at the above parks during the summer months and $1 per hour of $3 per day during the remainder of the year.
Any money raised from parking fees would be spent on the parks’ capital needs, the staff report states.
The District of North Vancouver has also begun debating whether it should be charging to park at its most popular parks and trails to raise money for park maintenance and encourage turnover.
