Some Pomperaug High School Students Feel Parking Fees Too High: Report

SOUTHBURY, CT — Some students at Pomperaug High School think paying $250 a year for a parking space is too much, NBC Connecticut reports.

“Everyone thinks it's a lot of money to pay for a parking spot,” said senior Matt Wynne, via NBC Connecticut.

Local school officials told NBC Connecticut that paying for parking spaces goes back a decade and the $250 fee has been in effect since the 2013-14 fiscal year.

Revenues from parking help balance the budget and require less taxation on Southbury and Middlebury residents, officials told NBC CT.

In a survey of other regional schools in Connecticut, seven don't charge at all, while most were $100 or less with one district charging $150.

For much more on this story including a full examination of what other school districts charge, read the full NBC Connecticut story here.