PUTNEY — RE: “Brattleboro task force asks: What can we do about parking?” [The Commons, May 2].
Parking spaces are real estate - real estate that is not earning its full value.
Parking rates should be higher than they are.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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