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Archive Home > 2010 > May > 24 > Parking meters in Springfield collect cash for the homeless

Parking meters in Springfield collect cash for the homeless

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
May 24, 2010

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield has new parking meters, but there are no plans to charge residents for downtown parking.

Instead, the red parking meters are an effort to raise money to help the homeless.

City Councilor Terri Leezer is the driving force behind the fundraising effort that got under way....

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