The Town of Hillsborough adopted a parking study assessing its parking supply and demand across downtown and West Hillsborough earlier this month. The study from Nelson Nygaard Consulting, which was reviewed by the town’s Board of Commissioners on Sep. 8, included recommended strategies for optimizing existing parking options as the town plans for future growth. On behalf of the firm, Iain Banks said Hillsborough does not necessarily need to build more parking structures, but better utilize what it already has through new technology systems, management policies, and operational procedures. “Generally, people think that there’s enough parking in Hillsborough except for special event days, and that’s probably what you would come to expect,” Banks said at the meeting. “Locals tend to know this. They tend to plan accordingly for that. Either that or they’ve got their secret little parking space that they don’t want to tell anyone about.” The town’s Board of Commissioners unanimously ad...