[KathieK]

Venues contract with parking garage companies. They charge for parking. It is how they make their living. I may not like it but it is legal and I cannot begrudge them their living.

Regional Planning Committees do their best to get reduced rates for parking (it is something I fought long and hard for for the last 6 months). If anyone can find me a sponsor willing to donate enough money to pay for all the cars that parked in Hartford for the four days please let me know ASAP so I can book them for next year. But I think I would rather get us sponsors to donate towards the regional or towards developing and sustaining teams rather than to pay for our parking.