It’s in the Bag

Editor's Note: The following is from a release by the city of Seal Beach.

The City of Seal Beach will be “bagging” all parking meters on Main Street until the  Main Street Beautification Project is completed.

To minimize the disruption and loss of parking spaces during the project, the city will halt metered parking from Main Street. However, the current time limits for the metered spaces will remain in effect.

“Main Street is the soul of our town and, thanks to the Main Street Beautification Project, come summer, it will be an even more beautiful place for both residents and visitors to dine, shop, and just enjoy Main Street, the beach, and the pier,” Councilwoman, Ellery Deaton, said in a written statement.”

The scope of work for the Main Street Beautification Project is to install 25 new trees,  brick pavers, and new landscaping near the crosswalks, slow traffic down and allow pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers visual barriers before pedestrians to step out into crosswalks.

The Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce endorses the project and the decision to bag the parking meters.

"The Chamber has long been an advocate of improvements to the Main Street business district," said Chamber CEO, Esther Kenyon, "and we see the new lighting, new flower planters and the planting of additional trees the fruition of this long standing advocacy. With the City's decision to 'bag' the Main Street parking meters in conjunction with the Main Street Beautification Project, we see this as another thoughtful effort to address the parking concerns of the businesses on Main Street and their customers with a positive step to complete this project with minimal inconvenience for all."

Phase 1 of the project, which includes the installation of 25 new trees and pavers began Wednesday, and Phase 2 - new landscaping near the crosswalks – is  expected by early summer.