JACKSON, MI — An online petition is asking the city of Jackson to re-evaluate new parking regulations coming in early 2026.

Ginger Holt, assistant director of Grace School of Dance, created the petition Dec. 2 after seeing an influx of people respond to a city Facebook post about the higher fines and increasing permit fees. The 20-year-old said she believes the new regulations could harm the dance studio, 106 E. Washington Ave., and other businesses.

To Holt, one significant change keeps parking free for two hours, but no longer resets if people move to a different block. This will now apply to all of downtown. Holt believes this will drive customers away from visiting multiple downtown establishments.

“There are so many things downtown, I feel this policy was trying to be a one-s

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