There are fewer all-day parking permits being issued by Ridgefield.  The Ridgefield Press reports that the Parking Authority is only issuing 44 permits for the CVS parking lot instead of 60 so that more than a dozen spots are open for use by shoppers.  Property owners and merchants downtown requested the change to increase customer traffic.  Most of the all-day permits sold by the Ridgefield Parking Authority are reportedly used by employees of stores, offices and restaurants.  There is free parking at a municipal lot on Governor Street.