From Mayor Broughton: I have heard concern from the community about parking tickets that were issued on the evening of Friday, May 2. Let me say right up front: if you received a parking ticket in downtown Elkins for parking-meter or “two-hour free zone” violations after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 2, that ticket will be forgiven and you will not be required to pay the fine. If you have already submitted payment, your payment envelope will be held for you to pick up with proper ID until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. That said, on behalf of our police department, the tickets that were issued were valid citations for actual violations of city parking laws. We are fortunate to have enthusiastic staff members who have heard nothing but praise for recently stepping up parking enforcement during the day; on Friday evening, they were simply enforcing the current laws on the books, just as they have been doing during business hours, and I commend them for their initiative and hard work. However, as many of you have pointed out to me, it does seem as though our evening parking rules might need some adjustment. I apologize for any confusion that may have arisen as a result. I will be bringing suggested revisions to council for them to consider, and I would welcome hearing your input before I do. In the meantime, effective immediately, I am ordering the police department not to enforce either parking-meter or “two-hour free zone” violations after 5:00 p.m. All other parking violations (e.g., obstructing traffic, unauthorized use of handicapped spaces, yellow zones, etc.) will be cited, but parking-meter and “two-hour free zone” violations will not be enforced after 5 p.m.
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 14:48:10 +0000
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