Article: Why doesn't Five Flags parking ramp precollect fees?

QUESTION: When going to a show at The Grand, the charge at the parking ramp is $2 and then you can just drive out after the show (great idea). But at the ramp by Five Flags you drive in, no money is collected, you go to the show and then have to wait more than20 minutes to get out of the ramp because you have to stick the ticket in the machine and pay to get out as cars are lined up waiting to exit. Why?ANSWER: Although the wait is inconvenient, there are several reasons why the Five Flags parking ramp does not precollect."We try to find a balance of staffing or not staffing the ramp by what is going on in the area," said Tim Horsfield, parking

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