MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. — Dozens of parking meters in a storage area have disappeared, and if they're not found they could cost Mount Pleasant a pretty penny.
While the main street area was being resurfaced, the construction company doing the work stored the meters at a secure storage spot in East Huntingdon Township. But apparently it was not as secure as they believed.
“The Chief went out and he discovered that they weren’t there, and I don’t think they realized that they weren’t there,” Mayor Jerry Lucia said.
In total, more than 60 parking meters were stolen; pole, change and all.
The meter head itself is expected to cost around $300 to $400, and each one could have had as much as $50 in change inside.
“If you didn’t have meters, people would park there and leave their car all day. That hurts the business people and that hurts the shopper and the consumer,” Lucia said.
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