OPINION
Vol. 127, No. 58 Tuesday, November 7, 2017
YEAH, WE KNOW IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE PAGE 10
SPORTS
RAMS STILL HAVE PLENTY TO PLAY FOR PAGE 11
A&C
STUDENTS DISCUSS DEPRESSION IN COLLEGE PAGE 14
INFOGRAPHICS BY MEG METZGER-SEYMOUR COLLEGIAN
Permit prices dependent on parking expenses By Samantha Ye @samxye4
Parking permit prices have risen an average of 112.2 percent in the last four years, if including the prices for this fiscal year. The trend follows the pattern of increasing expenses for Parking and Transportation Services. Expenses and permit prices have gone up 76.2 percent and
84.4 percent, respectively, not counting changes for the 2018 fiscal year. Prices of parking permits are dependent on the annual projected expenses and the number of permits sold, according to Brian Grube, associate director of finance and administration for PTS. Projected expenses for the next year are divided by the
number of permits sold in the current year, assuming the number of permits sold will remain the same, resulting in a per permit price which theoretically will cover PTS expenses. This correlated relationship comes from PTS’ status as an auxiliary enterprise, defined by Colorado State University policy as “a self-supporting facility or activity,” which means the fa-
cility generates its own revenues to pay for its operations. PTS receives no state funds, tuition or student fees to offset costs. “All of our money has to be earned through the sale of permits, hourly parking or citations,” Grube said. Other auxiliaries on campus include Housing and Dining, the Lory Student Center and the CSU Health Network, according
to Aaron Fodge, PTS alternative transportation manager. “The people who park on campus, just like the person who is paying for the gym membership or the person deciding to pay rent in a resident hall—the user fee or permit is what goes to fund that system,” Fodge said. PTS expenses include building and maintaining see PARKING on page 4 >>
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