Parking spaces in Wilton Manors are somewhat scarce and, unless you’re at the Shoppes of Wilton Manors by 4 p.m., rarely free. The money people pour into the city quickly adds up.
Two big changes are in the works for Wilton Manors parking. First, the city has gone cash free and implemented a mandatory parking fee at city lots.
Second, the city is finalizing an agreement to lease 10 spots to EVGO, a company that will install 10 electric vehicle charging stations at City Hall, by the volleyball courts. These will replace the one charging station that takes up three spots located by the front of the lot.
With these changes and no new parking on the horizon, The Gazette decided to dive into the parking program.
The Gazette is looking at the most recent six months of data available, Oct. 1, 2024-March 31, 2025. This time covers “season” and may not reflect revenue collected during the other six months of the year. It is also before the mandatory parking fee began.
Over the six months in question, $676,021.54 was collected in parking fees, or about $112,670 per month. This includes pay-by-phone lots, such as at Hagen Park/City Hall and Richardson Park, as well as meters.
The lots are run by ParkMobile, who collect the service fee on electronic payments. They got $50,658.65 for their efforts.
Parking enforcement also brings in cash. In the six-month period, 5,806 citations were issued. That’s a rate of 968 per month.
Only about 7% were appealed, but those who challenged their fines were pretty successful. Of the 417 appeals, 201 (48.2%) were successful.
Lanier manages the city’s parking. City Manager Leigh Ann Henderson says, “The contract with Lanier provides for a ‘Management Fee’ in the amount of 4.75% of citation/fine/fee revenue and 3.25% of all other categories of revenue. The fees are calculated and paid monthly, based on the prior month’s revenue collections.”
From October 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, the total amount paid to Lanier for its Management Fee was $21,042.13.
She also says there are no quotas, bonuses, or performance incentives.
The city’s relationship with Lanier came under scrutiny last year when a report by the Broward Inspector General exposed eye-raising “gross mismanagement.”
The city’s contract with Lanier runs through March 2026.
