St. Joseph Officials Make Changes to Parking Rules After Backlash From Residents

St. Joseph changes downtown parking plan in response to criticisms

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph officials are making several changes to its paid downtown parking program – including offering some free parking to city residents and ending enforcement after 5 p.m. – in response to a series of complaints from…

Southwest Michigan’s Afternoon News for 06-05-25 - News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM

In today's news: After weeks of mostly negative feedback from residents and business owners, the St. Joseph City Commission has approved changes to make city-owned lot parking in the downtown free to residents. The Benton Township Police Department is seeking the public's help to solve a possible hit and run case. Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed the Niles Chamber of Commerce Thursday.

St. Joseph officials make changes to parking rules after backlash from residents

The changes are effective immediately.

St. Joe amends paid parking ordinance, residents get free parking in lots

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. -- ABC57's Jackie Bauer is in St. Joe today where an emergency paid parking meeting was held by city officials. The meeting is just wrapping up and a motion was passed to change paid parking times and give residents more free parking.

St. Ignace Gets New Parking Policy - The St. Ignace News

Mayor Willie LaLonde and City Manager Scott Marshall discuss matters before the start of the St. Ignace City Council meeting Monday, June 2, 2025. (Erich T. Doerr/St. Ignace News) St. Ignace has a new... You must be an online subscriber to view this story. If you are able to login but not view the story, your subscription has most likely expired and you should renew. Full versions of news stories and archives are available to online subscribers…

St. Joseph parking rules updated but fury continues at City Hall

The city of St. Joseph is making more updates to the parking rules in downtown St. Joseph, but so far, the changes aren’t calming outrage over the system. “Residents now have free parking in all of the lots in the downtown. So all City of St. Joseph residents can park for free in the lots in the downtown.” — Emily Hackworth, City Manager. After weeks of mostly negative feedback from residents and business owners (and another two hours of heated…