He said he’d seen groups do this in previous years, and his only concern was that we get permission from the local businesses before we set up our park. He said in years past permission was not received, and the business was upset about the loss of the parking spot and called the police!

He said we could either get a permit for $6 or else just show up and plug the meter all-day.  We will go for the permits, so that the spot will be officially reserved for us.