ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — Downtown St. George businesses say they're feeling the impact of a new paid parking policy at Ancestor Square, with owners claiming they weren't notified ahead of time, and some are calling the move illegal.

Business owners in the square said that they were caught off guard when new parking signs were posted, and they are worried that it's driving customers away. The new signs require drivers to register their cars for three hours of free parking.

Nicki Richards, general manager of George's Corner, said that they were informed by another manager about the change.

"I immediately started calling around, and everyone was in an uproar because all of a sudden, our parking lot was empty," Richards said. "This hurts the small business."

The Ancestor Square board, mad

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