WORCESTER —  The owner of the Hilton Garden Inn has not paid more than $700,000 in parking fees it owes the city for use of the municipal garage on Major Taylor Boulevard. The owner says the city has not met its obligation to have a pedestrian bridge built connecting the downtown hotel with the DCU Center and the parking garage.

The matter has been brought to light by the city's outside auditor —Sullivan, Rogers & Company — as part of the annual audit it does on various facets of the municipal government.

In reviewing the operations of the city's off-street parking program, the audit found "several significant outstanding amounts "owed to the city, with the most prominent one by Hilton Garden Inn.

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