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Needham's handicap parking fine raised to $200; ticketing systems still rolling out update
Summary
Town ADA liaison Tatiana Swanson said the handicap parking fine was increased to $200 at an October 2023 special town meeting. Town and police staff reported ticket machines have been updated but officers’ hand-written ticket books still list the prior amount until new books arrive.
Tatiana Swanson, the town’s ADA liaison, told the Needham Commission on Disabilities at its January meeting that the fine for illegally parking in a handicap space was raised to $200 by a change approved at the October 2023 special town meeting.
Swanson said the change means printed tickets and the town’s ticketing systems need to be updated to reflect the new amount so that enforced penalties…
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