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Commission upholds two Town Hall parking tickets for resident who said she misunderstood rules

5581907 · August 7, 2025
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Summary

The commission denied an appeal by Karen Gallagher, who received two tickets for parking in a Town Hall lot and exceeding a one-hour limit; commissioners cited posted signage and evidence the vehicle remained beyond the permitted time.

The New Canaan Parking Commission voted to uphold two parking citations issued to a resident who said she parked briefly at Town Hall without realizing enforcement was active.

Karen Gallagher told the commission she had regularly parked in the Town Hall lot in summer and did not expect to be ticketed. “I wasn’t aware that you guys ticket during the summer in Town Hall,” Gallagher said during her appeal. She asked the…

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