After receiving feedback from Sag Harbor Village residents and business owners on a proposal to charge for parking on Main Street and in the Long Wharf lot between Memorial Day and Columbus Day weekends, the village board decided to hold off on including the Main Street spaces, Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy announced on Monday.
At a board meeting on Jan. 27, the board's Aidan Corish, who has been developing the proposal, said the latest iteration called for allowing a maximum of three hours of parking on Main Street and in the Long Wharf lot, with the first hour free. Between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., it would cost $4 for an additional hour of parking, and $8 for the second. Between 6 p.m. and midnight, a maximum of five hours would be allowed at a cost of $4 for the first additional hour, $8 for the second, $12 for the third, and $16 for the fourth.
Village residents and commercial property owners would receive a 25-percent discount on the fees, and first responders would be allowed to park for free.
"After collating and reviewing all of the feedback and getting legal clarity on our ability to offer discounts, the village has revised the proposal," Ms. Mulcahy said in a statement. For the 2021 season, paid parking would be confined to the Long Wharf lot. The previous time limits would apply, but the cost would be reduced to $4 for each additional hour of parking, she said. The discount for first responders would remain, but not the one for village residents.
The village plans to use a smartphone app-based payment system that also provides an option to pay by calling a 1-800 number. For those users who do not have a phone, Ms. Mulcahy said, the village would provide telephone service at the dockmaster's office and with the dockhands, as well as with traffic control officers assigned to Long Wharf.
