CARBONDALE - The structure of permit parking in the city will be decided another day.
The council hosted a public hearing Monday and heard from about a dozen business owners and residents with mixed concerns about who could purchase permits and where parking would be allowed.
The permit areas initially proposed were on Salem Avenue, between Main and River streets, on Gen. O'Malley Way, between Main and Church streets, and on Main Street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues. The council will meet in executive session to determine who will be eligible for permits and where they will apply.
"We can't just pick one block to have parking," Councilman Francis Lagana said. "There are other businesses who want parking too."
There was also talk of adding meters to some areas, including Church Street.
"This could ultimately be detrimental to my business," said Donna Buraczewski, who has an optometry practice on the street.
Though she supports meters and the idea of permits, she was concerned about her customers finding parking near her office.
"I think they do have the intention of putting meters in," she said after the meeting. "We haven't been forgotten."
In other business, the council approved a retirement package for city police officer Joseph Demchack. Details on the package were not available late Monday.
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