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How unbelievable is this?? They issued a parking ticket to me on my truck – that has NEVER left the state of Vermont where I live. Grrrr!!!
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Although parking tickets are meant to punish violators and provide maximum street access to those who live, work, or visit here, the city depends on this revenue to shore up its budget. We intend to find out whether all residential neighborhoods and business districts pay an equitable share of parking fines. If not, why? We will analyze the ticket data to see who is paying or not and for which types of tickets. What strategies might the city be using to ensure it captures the parking ticket revenue it relies upon? How does Somerville compare to surrounding communities and what might account for any differences? How have our parking policies and enforcement levels evolved over the years? Interviews will be conducted with the mayor, Board of Aldermen, and major stakeholders including business and resident groups, officials at the Traffic & Parking dept., and concerned residents. Contribute your questions and ideas on the blog at SomervilleVoices.org . Thanks for your support!
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Because I’ve already gotten 3 tickets, 2 of which were pretty absurd. One of them was for parking facing the wrong way. I’ve never gotten nor even heard of someone getting a ticket for this. I did make a couple of mistakes, yes, but I don’t consider them to be worth $30-$50 apiece. One was for parking in a permit zone for no more than 5 minutes with no guest parking in the area, and I got a $50 ticket. I would just like to see how much money the Somerville parking gestapo is making off of us.
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