Residents of Cooperstown have to deal with the hustle and bustle of tourists all summer long, but during Induction Weekend some seize an opportunity by charging for parking. John Sansevere, of 76 Chestnut St., is just one of more than two dozen residents who received a parking permit from the Village of Cooperstown, and even with an expected record breaking crowd, Sansevere is not sure if this year will be a huge success. However, he says he can always depend on the regulars to show up for the weekend.

Sansevere says he has been parking cars during Induction Week for about 20 years and has people from New Jersey, Florida and Houston that park at his house every year.

Sansevere says he and his kids will be parking cars on his lawn, on the side of the house and in his driveway on Saturday and Sunday and he says he is not sure how much they will be charging. He says that he and the kids generally get about $15 a vehicle, but they will have to see how the market is before determining a price for this year.

�’Everyone is parking this year,’’ says Sansevere.

He also says it will depend on the weather.

The weekend of parking gives Sensevere’s kids a good chance to earn some extra dollars even though some years they do better than others, says Sansevere. He says the kids use the earnings as vacation money.

Sensevere says he enjoys the couple days of parking because, �’it’s just something to do’’ and he says he uses it as a �’social event.’’ He says he eats sandwiches and sits outside with the people before they leave to go tour the village.

The Lehmans are hoping that people will not find parking before making it close to the Clark Sport Center because they will be selling spaces at 8 Walnut Street. The lot can hold approximately 15 cars, and so far, only two people have made reservations to park there. A set price has not been finalized.

The Baseball Bed and Breakfast on 54 Chestnut Street has been providing parking during the Induction Weekend for several years and plans to do so again this year. However, those wishing to park there should expect the price to be higher.

John Rudy, husband of bed and breakfast owner Suzanne Rudy, believes this year is going to be bigger than ever and this is why he is not sure what the price for parking will be this weekend.

�’We haven’t decided yet,’’ he said. �’It will be higher than our normal $20 fee we’ve done other years though.’’

The Landmark Inn on 64 Chestnut Street has two acres of land that will be used to park vehicles on during the weekend. Inn keeper Gary Scherer says that the Inn has been providing parking for a couple years and is not sure exactly how many cars the lot will hold.

�’We will try to fill it up as much as possible,’’ Scherer says.

The Inn has not decided on a price to charge for parking yet.

�’That will have to be determined on the day of the event, but we will try to come up with a reasonable price,’’ Scherer said.

Vin Russo, owner of Mickey’s Place, says he believes he is the only merchant in the village that provides parking year round. He has 82 parking places across from the fire department on Chestnut Street and says he probably will be charging $30 a space Saturday and Sunday and $20-$25 a parking space on Friday.

Although there is paid parking available within the village, visitors are being urged to use the peripheral Park and Ride Lots to avoid gridlock in the village. There will be signage and traffic control officers to assist in locating these lots. These lots are approximately five miles from the Induction site, on County Highway 26. The cost is $25 per car, which includes parking and transportation to and from the Induction site.

There will also be parking available for free in the three trolley lots, located just outside the village limits. However, organizers are estimating that the lots will be full by 8 or 9 a.m. on Sunday. The cost to ride the trolleys is $5 for adults and free for children under 12 on July 27, 28, 29, and 30. Trolley hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 27 and Monday, July 30. The trolleys will not run to and from the Induction site. They will make their regular stops throughout the village throughout the day. Visitors can however get back and forth from the Induction site and the downtown area by using free shuttle buses provided by the Baseball Hall of Fame. These yellow and black shuttle buses will run continuously from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Estli Avenue lot, owned by Henry Weil and operated by the Hall of Fame, is a 45-acre field within walking distance of the Induction site. The cost to park will be $50.

For visitors coming from Oneonta, Oneonta Public Transit is running buses every hour, on the hour, to and from Cooperstown. The Oneonta Municipal Parking Lot, located on Main and Market Streets in Oneonta, will be free on Sunday.