DENVER — Contesting a parking ticket in Denver is about to hit a dead end of sorts. For drivers, that could mean fewer options and more frustration.

The shakeup comes as city leaders struggle with a $200 million budget gap, a shortfall that’s already led to hundreds of layoffs, including the entire parking magistrate’s office.

Up to this point, anyone who’s received a parking citation in Denver has been able to dispute it online.

Denver resident Ryan Evans told Denver7 he recently had to use the online portal to dispute a parking ticket.

“[I] just unfortunately forgot my parking pass to hang above my windshield… I came back and there was a citation on there, so I figured I'd dispute it because I have a parking pass,” he said. “I definitely appreciated the ease of going online and being

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