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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Gate arms system to go live in Eighth and Cherry parking garage Wednesday, Aug. 12</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The new gate arms system will go live in the Eighth and Cherry parking garage, 14 S. 8th St., at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 12, as part of the phased in implementation. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a reminder, the rates in all garages will be $1 per two hours with the first hour being free. The maximum daily amount is $5. Per ordinance, hourly parkers may not park in a City parking garage for over 72 hours or they may be subject to tow.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the new system, customers can either pay at a walk-up machine or directly at the exit. Customers may pay at the exit machines with a credit or debit card, CoMo Park Card, Google Pay, Apple Pay or Samsung Pay. Cash is accepted only at walk-up machines, not at the exit machines. Exact change is required at the walk-up machines, as they cannot provide change. While Parkmobile will no longer be accepted at the garages, it will continue to be an option for on-street meters.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enforcement for all City of Columbia Parking Garages is Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parking outside of these hours is free, including all day Saturday and Sunday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Implementation for the remainder of the parking garages is tentatively scheduled in two-week intervals to allow Parking Utility staff to be on-site for possible troubleshooting. For more information, please visit </span><a href="https://www.como.gov/publicworks/parking/gate-arms/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CoMo.gov/gatearms</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. For a list on where the City’s parking garages are, please visit C</span><a href="https://www.como.gov/publicworks/garage-locations/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">oMo.gov/publicworks/garage-locations/</span></a></p>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Previous press release:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>Gate arms system to go live in Fifth and Walnut parking garage Wednesday, July 29</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6949"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6949</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></a><strong>Gate arms system to go live in Sixth and Cherry parking garage Wednesday, July 15</strong><strong><br /></strong><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6928"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6928</span><strong><br /></strong></a><strong>Gate arms system to go live in Eighth and Walnut and 10th and Cherry parking garages Wednesday, June 24</strong><strong><br /></strong><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6868"><span style="f
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