PARKAtlanta may get month-to-month contract extension

Atlanta’s controversial parking meter operator may stay on the job on a month-to-month basis as the city seeks a potential successor.

The City Council Transportation Committee this week will consider an ordinance extending the agreement with PARKAtlanta to operate the city’s parking meter program on behalf of the Department of Public Works.

Atlanta solicited proposals June 20 for a new manager of the city’s 2,500 paid parking spaces. As that search goes on, the proposed ordinance would extend PARKAtlanta’s contract for up to six months, beginning Sept. 24, “to maintain continuity and to ensure a smooth transition to the next on-street parking management services vendor.”