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Regarding “Government drops ball on collecting traffic fines” (Star-Advertiser, Letters, Sept. 21): How about the city dropping the ball on not upgrading its parking meters to 4G technology meters in a timely manner when Verizon (and all other carriers) gave notice to everyone in 2016 that they were switching to 4G technology?
So when Verizon switched off its 3G network in January, it shouldn’t have surprised anyone. Yet the city said it caught them by surprise. This resulted in a $1.7 million loss of revenue that the taxpayers will have to make up (“City fix for meters puts an end to free parking spaces,” Star-Advertiser, Sept. 14).
When my carrier (not Verizon) notified me of the upcoming change, I bought 4G phones back in 2021. You’d think someone in the city would have had the wherewithal to take the initiative to upgrade the soon-to-be obsolete parking meters.
David Ichinose
Manoa
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