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The new year brings new fees for public parking spaces in Haddonfield. A kiosks system installed over the last several months goes live today, Jan. 1.

The kiosks, in borough parking lots and on the Tanner Street business district, will require fees for parking. The fees were waived during the holiday shopping period.

Meters remain along the Kings Highway and Haddon Avenue business and historic districts. The kiosks will cover more than half of the borough’s 950 parking spaces.

Some borough business owners had expressed concerns about customers having to walk to a kiosk instead of using a 12-minute grace period by pushing a button on the meter. The kiosks allow no grace period.

The borough Board of Commissioners approved the kiosks system as a way to increase revenue from parking and decrease labor for parking enforcement.

Here are the details of how the new system will work:

Public Lot Kiosks
The public lots have a pay-by-space kiosk system. Each of the parking spaces is marked with a number, which must be entered at the kiosk. Each space is also marked either with an “S” (short) for up to three-hour parking or an “L” (long) for up to 12-hour parking. At the kiosk, patrons must: (1) enter the parking space number on the keypad; (2) select payment type (cash or credit/debit); (3) pay with coins, bills or card; (4) keep ticket/receipt as proof of purchase.

Tanner Street Kiosks
The Tanner Street kiosks are a pay-and-display kiosks. These require that patrons, upon parking, go to the kiosk and make a payment using cash or a debit/ credit card. The kiosk will generate a slip of paper showing the length of time for which parking is paid. This slip must be placed on the passenger side front windshield with the time stamp facing outward. Cars with slips placed incorrectly, or in the wrong spot, may be ticketed.

The kiosks cannot provide change for cash payments. Metered parking spaces will continue to operate as usual.