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Tow company asks New Bedford council to pause enforcement of old parking ordinance, seek permit solution
Summary
Christopher Maderas of South Coast Towing told the Committee on Appointments and Briefings that a decades-old New Bedford ordinance banning tow-truck parking on public ways is causing repeated citations and slowing emergency response. The committee referred his letter to the Ordinance Committee.
Christopher Maderas, owner and CEO of South Coast Towing Incorporated, asked the New Bedford City Council Committee on Appointments and Briefings on May 20 to pause enforcement of a long-standing city ordinance that he said prohibits tow trucks from parking on public ways and is harming emergency response.
Maderas told councilors his company, which provides 24/7 emergency towing in New Bedford, has received repeated citations for street parking while responding to police calls. He said one truck received "3 separate tickets in 3 consecutive nights," and that the ordinance could increase tow response times "from 20 minutes to 60 to 90 minutes." He urged the committee to modify the ordinance and create a permit…
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