Adding Parking Spaces in Bob's/Springfield Plaza

I have been slugging for about 8 months now. Unfortunately, when I get to the commuter lot near K-mart (between 8:05 & 8:10 a.m.), there are no spaces available so I park in the CVS area. All this time, I had no problem. I had heard that someone who parked across from Giant got her car towed once, but nothing had happened to me until today.

I have been parking right in front of the CVS but as close to the commuter lot side as possible. However, today I receive a red warning card stating that I was in violation of the parking rules, my license plate has been recorded and that if park there again, my car will be towed. Naturally, I am very worried. If I park in the commuter lot in an undesignated area (create my own parking spot, like I see others do all the time), will I be towed? Also, if I park near the K-mart side (by the commuter spots but not in a commuter spot - since they are always taken before 8 a.m.) will I be towed? Finally, what do I have to do to make a request that more spots near K-mart, etc., be converted into commuter spots? Is there any chance that more commuter spots will be created? I really don't know what to do. Someone please give me viable suggestions. I don't want to have to take the metro because it takes too much time and money. Thank you.

I got a notice one time for parking on the Giant side (230 spaces) of the commuter lot too. I also got a notice for parking in an undesignated spot behind the church (89 spaces). I tried looking into how to get those parking spots expanded (especially on the EMPTY K-Mart side), but I wasn't getting anywhere, so I gave up and started slugging closer to my home in Rolling Valley - which sucks because I have to take the metro to the Pentagon in the evening and I don't like the metro.

The K-Mart side of the lot has 75 spaces and the American Legion has 75 spaces as well. I have parked all the way in the back of the church beyond the designated lines before and have not had a problem. I think they are fine with that as long as you are not infront of the yellow commuter parking line. So maybe try there. The church is the only place I have ever found legal commuter parking at the 8:00 hour.

What they NEED to do is tear down that old Circuit City building and make those into parking spots since that building wouldn't make much retail business considering the location and all - but that's just my opinion. [:D]