Starting Sunday, May 1, visitors to Wrightsville Beach Park or Town Hall will have to place a pay station receipt on their dashboards to park.
The pay stations will allow two free hours. After that the rate is $2.50 per hour. But visitors may return at the conclusion of their two free hours and get another free two-hour receipt.
The board of aldermen voted in February to install the pay stations this summer to deter all-day beachgoers from occupying spaces intended for those visiting the park.
The pay stations will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily May 1 through Sept. 15. Wrightsville Beach residents may display their residential hangtags in lieu of a parking receipt.
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