The Fairhope Times

Fairhope, Alabama    Third level 10 AM Thursday. Upper deck empty.   PLENTY OF PARKING AVAILABLE? A survey conducted by the city's Parking Authority (from May through July last summer) that was presented to the city council Monday by its chairman Bryan Flowers found that the municipal parking garage is still underutilized : there are still many open spaces available there on a daily basis. (The city's Parking Authority, formed under state law in 1973 after a voter referendum, is a separate legal entity from the city and is the actual owner of the garage area.) According to the city's website, current PA members are Chris Shrader, Chad Bartz, Morgan Slay, Bryan Flowers (chairman), Mandy Bezerdi, Josh Turner, Kelly Gribler; Police Chief Hollinghead is the city's liaison. Flowers said 108 surveys were completed of the 90 hotel-only and 150 general-public spaces, on Monday through Saturdays at 11AM, 2PM, 4PM, and 7PM. The conclusion was that the "garage has plenty of p