State College Borough Manager Peter Marshall and Mayor Arnold Addison developed a new proposal that will increase parking fines, but not as much as an ordinance Addison vetoed last week.

The borough council last week unanimously approved an ordinance that would have increased fines for all parking violations. Addison vetoed the measure because he said the fines were too high.

The new plan increases parking fines, and might raise $50,000 to $75,000 for the borough, said Ed Holmes, parking manager.

The current $3 fine for parking at an expired meter would be increased to $4, and $6 after 48 hours under the proposal. The original ordinance raised the fine for parking at an expired meter to $5, and $7 after 48 hours.

The proposal also increases the fine to $7, and $9 after 48 hours, for each subsequent ticket cars receive.

The increase for the second ticket was created to prevent people from parking all day in a space allocated for shoppers.

"It used to cost people $9 for three tickets a day, now it will cost them $18," Holmes said. "The reason there are parking fines and limits on how long people can stay in a space is because the borough wants a high turnover in the amount of shoppers in the area."

The borough issues about 51,000 tickets every year and about 44,000 are paid, Holmes said. "Under (the mayor's proposal) the municipality could easily clear $50,000 to $75,000 extra," Holmes said.

But Holmes was quick to add that the ordinance may not increase revenues for the borough.

"If the ordinance works as planned it will deter people from committing parking violations, so less people will be given tickets which will mean less money for the borough," he said.

The council, which voted unanimously in favor of the original ordinance, may create an alternative proposal or override the veto.

"The fine has to be high enough to make people pay the meters," said council member F. Dan Winand. "A $3 to $4 fine is not prohibitive, it's just a nuisance."