Getting the best spot in the parking lot might cost you a few dollars the next time you head to the mall.

The Shops at La Cantera has designated 250 parking spaces as “Preferred Paid Parking,” a spokesperson told KSAT 12.

The spaces are located near the restaurant zone on the east and south side of the shopping center, and the spokesperson said make up less than five percent of all parking available at La Cantera.

Nevertheless, the decision has sparked community debate about whether shoppers should have to pay to park at the mall.

“I think that’s a little insane, considering it’s been around for a while and then out of nowhere one day we’re just having to pay for parking,” shopper Selena Gardea said. “This isn’t downtown.”

Parking in one of the preferred spaces costs $2 per hour, with

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