Paid parking could be introduced at Katoomba Falls Reserve.
At the Blue Mountains City Council meeting in June, councillors agreed the council would investigate the feasibility of the expansion of pay and display areas to include the reserve and surrounds, and receive a report on the matter by December.
In Katoomba, there are 27 pay and display machines installed at Echo Point, taking in about $700,000 annually, with plans to install another two machines.
More than two million people visit Echo Point annually, and the money collected from the machines is used for tourist precinct maintenance and services such as toilet cleaning, as well as meter replacement and management of the sensor parking program in Leura.
Paid parking is being considered at Katoomba Falls Reserve to offset the cost of providing a higher level of service, brought about through the increasing popularity of the area.
“The challenges for Katoomba Falls precinct are like Echo Point, with the council under pressure from the high visitation to fund higher levels of maintenance and services, as well as progressively upgrade and renew assets,” the report stated.
The council is under pressure from high visitation.