Editor,
We ended our three-day visit to your city on Monday, Memorial Day. It will be our third and last visit to Eureka Springs. The staff at the Brownstone Inn made us feel welcome. We spent several hundred dollars at your stores and restaurants, who also made us feel welcome.
However, your city fathers failed. After feeding all the quarters and dimes and nickels we had into your one arm bandits (aka parking meters) in order to spend money in your town, we were given a parking ticket because I was unable to rush back to the car in time. I was 5 minutes late. You see, I am crippled and need assistance walking so I don’t move as fast as I once did. (I did notice that there we’re very few handicapped parking places per number of businesses and no free off street parking).
I did see your noise ordinance signs, which are a joke with loud motorcycles, their radios turned up full blast, day and night, that scare you half to death and you have your police ride around more concerned with a late parking meter. I paid my fine, but it is the last one and the last dollar we will spend in your city.
I have to ask you one question…. who won?
Come to Quincy, IL, a city of 40,000, for a visit. We have free off street and on street parking because we appreciate our customers who help our stores and city.
Michael Schuttler, Veteran