We, the Mohawk College Students, Faculty and Staff, protest the exorbitant Parking Permit rate increase beginning September 1, 2009.

The following fee amounts are taken from http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/dept/parking/parking.html and 2009-10 Student and Staff Parking Rates issued by Bob Carrington, Interim Vice President, Corporate Services on July 14, 2009:

Rate Increases
------------------------2009------------2010------------\% Increase
Daily-------------------10.00-----------15.00-----------50\%
Monthly-----------------65.00-----------75.00-----------15.38\%
Semester----------------165.00----------225.00----------36.36\%
Annual/Residence--------325.00----------510.00----------56.92\%
Preferred---------------524.00----------711.00----------35.69\%

Evening Per Semester---35.00-----------75.00-----------114.29\%
Evening Annual---------80.00-----------120.00----------50\%
Single Evening----------4.50------------8.00------------77.78\%