Parking Permits! We Don’t Need….

Last week my wife got a $47 parking ticket for exceeding the 2-hour parking limit, in front of our house!  No, she didn’t have a permit.  She had purchased a new car an left the 2009 sticker in her old car.  However, as in years past, we were not sent a post card from the town to get the new year’s permit.

Upon going to the town offices, my wife was informed that we were both not in the system and had never had any permits.  My told the lady over and over that we have had permits since 2001.  We had received annual renewal mailings from the town, so we must be in the system. 

After a continuous back and forth, with an employee who could barely speak English and was busy eating her fried chicken lunch, the town employee blamed the computers and entered us into the sytem and provided two 2010 permits.

Earlier this week I looked carefully while driving slowly down my street.  Not one car had the PURPLE 2010 PARKING PERMIT displayed.  A few had the orange 2009 permit, but most had no permit at all.  Our neighbors (3 adults) have four cars and not one has a permit.

Mayor, what’s going on here?  Budget cut back on the reminder mailings for 2010 permits?  Widespread disregard for the resident parking permit laws?

MAYOR,

MAKE SURE YOU’RE ENFORCING DRIVING AND PARKING LAWS THIS WEEKEND DURING THE IRISH DRINKING FESTIVAL!  I KNOW WE’RE SPENDING MILLIONS OF TAX DOLLARS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE BAR OWNERS A MEGA PAYDAY!

THANKS!