Parking department holds on proposed office

Monday, August 20, 2007

The Parking Department put on hold plans for a satellite office in the Kansas Union because of new online services that allow students to avoid a trip to the department.

Donna Hultine, parking director, said that the recently added services, such as more time to purchase parking permits online, have made her question whether a satellite office is necessary.

“I’m not sure I can justify the expense if I’m allowing students to do what they need to from their own computer,” Hultine said.

Hultine said that last week the line outside of the department never went past the lobby, a dramatically different scene from previous years.

Photo by Anna Faltermeier

Felicia Alvarado, Salina Sophomore, waits to buy a temporary parking pass from Amy Price, administrative assistant with the KU Parking Department, Friday afternoon in the Parking Department, 1501 Irving Hill Road. Long lines are common in the parking department during the beginning of the semester. The KU Parking Department is considering opening a satellite parking department in the Kansas Union.

She said that the extra time students now have to purchase permits online was the reason for such short lines. This is the first year that students will have until Aug. 31 to buy a permit. Previously, students could only purchase permits online until July 31. Students can place their purchase’s receipt on their dashboard until a permanent permit is mailed to them.

“This has been such a different permit sales week for us,” Hultine said. “I think we’ve got the right balance of online services and people.”

Students still have to go to the department to purchase KU on Wheels bus passes. The deadline to purchase bus passes online was July 31.

Michael Berard, Overland Park freshman, said that he waited in a short line Friday morning after he had tried to purchase his bus pass online.

Ray Wittlinger, Olathe senior and student body vice president, said that the Student Senate originally supported the initiative for a satellite office in the Union, but said that he and other student senators respected the department’s wish to hold off on the additional office.

“At this time, if they don’t see the need, we’ll respect that and help them focus on other issues,” Wittlinger said.

Hultine said that the office would cost about $40,000 for renovations, plus rent. She said that the cost probably wouldn’t cause an increase in students’ parking and transit costs.

Hultine also said that she was still considering putting in the office, but that she would wait and see whether the online services remained efficient.

– Edited by Chris Beattie

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