Residents voice Center Street parking problems

Once upon a time, the late Doug Caldart insisted the only parking problem in La Conner was when there were no cars here to fill spaces in front of closed and boarded up storefronts.

Those days are long gone.

For decades the issue has instead been there are too few parking spaces available to handle increased traffic downtown.

Shortage of parking is now a major topic residents gave voice to at the La Conner Town Council hybrid meeting at Maple Hall Oct. 11.

Center and Morris Street residents do not believe there is enough parking for the 21-unit condominium building behind The Slider Café and t...