More than 40 parking tickets are being issued each week on campus.
Sonia Cavazos, dispatch of Communications Office for the University Police Department (UPD), stated that from Jan 14 to Feb. 4, 201 tickets were issued, with a weekly average of 43 parking tickets from the start of the 2019 Spring semester.
The most common issue that Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) has is students not having a parking permit or having an expired one, parking in the wrong area or parking in a red zone or fire lane.
UPD observes areas across campus, they help to guarantee the availability of parking and the safety of those entering and exiting campus lots by enforcing university parking regulations.
The parking areas at TAMUK can sometimes resemble a shopping mall at times on how packed they are with vehicles. Although some students believe that the parking lots are too crowded, there are also students who don’t find a problem with parking.
“Well I think that there should be more closer school parking. In my situation if I were to drive to school it would be an issue to have to park so far away just because there’s not enough parking spaces” Brianda Barajas, a junior, said.
Others are concerned at the $150 price for a parking permit.
“I think it is an issue because you have to pay a lot for the parking permits” Ilse Peña, a junior, said
One TAMUK student has a method to ensure she finds parking – come early.
“There is always empty parking in the start of classes. I don’t really find it difficult to find parking spaces, if you get to campus early and give yourself enough time to find a parking space you can find one,” Cynthia Macareno, a junior, said.
