Train Station Parking Fees to Increase Slightly
Borough residents will have to pay a $5 increase to park at the train station.
Chatham Borough Councilman James Lonergan said there will be a slight increase in parking fees in 2014. Presently the only fee increase he announced is to Lots Nos. 1 and 2 at the Chatham NJ Transit station, both in the north and south lot. In 2013 the fee was $420; In 2014, the fee will be $425. Lonergan said he has looked into parking fees in other nearby towns to compareChatham's rates to others. A full presentation is upcoming, Lonergan said, but he believes Chatham's rates are about half of Summit's and are almost identical to Madison's. "Short Hills and Millburn, I believe, were $360 for the first car, $450 for the second," he said. "We are still assessing daily rates." Lonergan will give a full presentation of the 2013 budget at …
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Joseph C
11:31 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
The last I heard is that NJ Transit is a Public Entity. Township residents should have a chance. If you offer the places for bid, you would make much more. I personally would pay $1000 a year for that convenience. It is a big deal to have my wife or son (if he is awake yet) drive me each day and I am way to far to walk it. more ›