Old Towne Plaza cleanliness and parking structure conditions
Orange
Summary
Merchants and council members described feces, trash, rats, and dirty stairwells around the Plaza and Lemon Street parking structure. The council agreed to restore steam cleaning funded by parking meter revenue and to examine structure cleaning, cameras, and broken space indicators.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Apr 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $3,300 a month for twice-monthly Plaza cleaning, plus roughly $780 per parking structure cleaning, paid from parking revenue.
Old Towne merchants, restaurants, and visitors.
Long-term parkers, including some downtown employees, who lose all-day free parking in the lot.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Traffic Commission — April 8, 2026
Downtown workers and plaza visitors are filling the free library lot, squeezing out library patrons. The commission approved 2-hour limits on the west side and told staff to plan enforcement hours and possible expansion to the whole lot.
Orange City Council — February 24, 2026
Merchants and council members described feces, trash, rats, and dirty stairwells around the Plaza and Lemon Street parking structure. The council agreed to restore steam cleaning funded by parking meter revenue and to examine structure cleaning, cameras, and broken space indicators.
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