I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to know just exactly who is on
the committee that establishes parking fees.  Not that our voice would make
a difference, but we could bombard them with all these emails regarding our
frustrations.  Regarding the parking fees downtown, I wonder what the ratio
is in comparing starting salaries, or even salaries of those who have been
with their employers for a number of years.  I would think that their
salary would be a great deal more than those of us who work for the state.

Another idea, is the increase in our parking fees going to help pay for the
fees being charged UTC for the CARTA bus being utilized?  You know they
aren't providing this service out of the goodness of their heart.



At 01:38 PM 10/9/01 -0400, Irv Resnick wrote:
>Here we go again! We had this same discussion a few years ago following the
>construction of the 5th St. Parking garage, which led to a large increase
>in our parking fees. A public meeting with Richard Brown et. al. brought no
>relief, only assurances that such increases are necessary and that we
>(faculty, staff, and students) are represented by a committee that
>establishes parking fees. This may be true, although I would suggest that
>we are underepresented. However a remark on Raven that we  pay less than
>other downtown businesses and area colleges or universities is
>ill-informed. In fact, at Chattanooga State faculty pay $11/semester; at
>Provident, I'm told by employees, fees have been about $4/month, in lots
>that provide more security than we enjoy.  Based on such comparisons, we do
>not enjoy a privileged position.
>
>Irven M. Resnick, Professor and Chair of Excellence (Judaic Studies)
>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>615 McCallie Ave.
>Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
>(423) 755-4446 (Voice); (423) 755-4153 (FAX)