The Christmas spirit will reign in downtown Roseburg this holiday season, at least when it comes to enforcing parking rules, according to a merchants’ group. The Downtown Roseburg Association has persuaded the City Council to drop Diamond Parking and let merchants oversee parking. The council voted unanimously Monday to make the switch beginning Nov. 1. Seattle-based Diamond Parking has drawn fire from merchants, who say the company is too strict and driving customers away. Association Director Jeff Bright said the merchants’ group will write fewer tickets and keep in mind that their primary mission will be to promote “a healthy, …