Plaza Sugbu eyed for paid parking

Downtown parking is premium and space outside City Hall may not be free for long.

Cebu City Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young said he wants to convert the open space of Plaza Sugbo into a pay parking area to regulate its use.

The vice mayor said most  motorists who use the space aren’t transacting business in City Hall.

“Some of them are churchgoers while others are from  nearby establishments,” Young said.

If  the space becomes a pay parking area,  nearby establishments, including  the Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica del Sto. Niño, will be forced to set aside parking lots for clients and churchgoers.

“That lot (in Plaza Sugbo) is for City Hall customers and those with business in  City Hall offices,”  said Young.

Even City Hall employees will have to pay for parking, he said.

City Hall also plans to set up Wi-Fi areas in its  premises to speed up transactions pending the delivery of equipment.  Chief of Reporters Doris C. Bongcac