….is about to get better. New Britain Superior Court has a nice garage located very close to the court. Making it one of the more convenient Connecticut courts to park at. The only problem s the garage only accepts cash or checks.
The garage is owned by the City of New Britain.
Last week, I sent the following Facebook Message to New Britain Mayor Erin Sterwart:
Dear Mayor Stewart, I am impressed with your initiatives in New Britain. I am not a resident of New Britain, however, I am an attorney who travels frequently to court in your city. There is a problem with your parking garage – unlike any other in the state – it does not accept credit cards. It only accepts cash or check. Often in the morning, the cashiers struggle because they don’t have enough change since the lowest bill most folks pay with is a $20. Lines often back up as folks have to back up because they aren’t carrying cash. Further, I haven’t been able to find an ATM close to the court. The garage fees are amongst the highest that I pay anywhere to park for court. Please make it easier to take our money. Please let attendants accept credit cards. – Ryan McKeen
The good Mayor had the following response:
Good Afternoon Ryan, I actually just had this conversation about a month ago with our property management department and we are working on a solution to fix that in all of our garages. Thank you for sharing it with me…
(These messages are being published with Mayor Stewart’s permission).
Good towns and cities get the small things right. Good on Mayor Stewart for working to fix this small problem.