Charleston County News Release

Release Number: 3475
Date: August 9, 2012

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Changes to King & Queen Street Parking Garage Benefit Citizens
County’s changes to the Downtown Charleston garage increase efficiency for patrons

Charleston County Government’s Facilities Department announces a customer service initiative at the King and Queen Street Parking Garage to make parking easier for citizens visiting the Judicial Center Complex located downtown Charleston.

The primary changes in the King and Queen Street Parking Garage customer service initiative are:

• One-hour parking: When entering the parking garage using the Queen Street entrance, the entire row of spaces to the right are now limited to one hour of parking.
• Handicap parking: The nine handicap spaces on level two of the garage are now “Visitors Only” spaces. Handicap spaces for employees or citizens with more long-term needs have been added to levels three, six and eight.

"The addition of timed, one-hour spaces on the first floor provides a number of quick turn-around parking spaces for citizens who are using the garage in order to do short term business," said Phil Sabatino, Charleston County’s Facility Manager for the Judicial & Garage Complex. "And the 'Visitors Only' handicap spaces on the second floor provide the shortest distance from the garage to the Judicial Center Complex."

For more information on Charleston County’s downtown parking facilities, contact Phil Sabatino at (843) 958-2020 or psabatino@charlestoncounty.org. Visit the county’s website at www.charlestoncounty.org for news and information relating to Charleston County Government.