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f'. LEE SHIPMAN
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June 1, 2000

Harrisburg Parking Authority

, McCormick Public Services Center
123 Walnut Street, Suite 317
Harrisburg, PA 17101
City of York General Authority
One Marketway West
York, PA 17401
First Union National Bank,
123 South Broad Street
Room 1238, PA 1249
Philadelphia, PA 19109

as Trustee

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

213 Market Street, Eighth Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

CARLISLE OFF'!CE:
(717) 2460697
YORK Of'F'lCE:
1717) 843- 7912

First Union National Bank, as Liquidity Provider

One First Union Center
301 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 28288-0601
Financial Security Assurance Inc.
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. City Government Center
10 North Market Square
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Mesirov Gelman Jaffe Cramer & Jamieson, LLP
1735 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7598

First Union Securities, Inc.

Centre Square West Tower
19th Floor, PA 1128
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Re:

$11,800,000 Harrisburg Parking Authority Guaranteed Parking Revenue

Note, Series K of2000

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I, the undersigned, being the Solicitor to the Harrisburg Parking Authority (the "Parking
Authority"), am delivering this opinion to you in connection with the closing held this day for the
execution and delivery by the Parking Authority of its $11,800,000, principal amount, Guaranteed