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Wauwatosa places overnight-street-parking proposal on file after debate over enforcement, equity and neighborhood impacts
Summary
The Wauwatosa committee voted 5-2 to place a proposal on file that would allow overnight street parking with electronic enforcement; members and residents raised concerns about technology, enforcement costs, snow removal, emergency access and neighborhood character.
Wauwatosa City committee members voted to place on file a proposal that would allow regulated overnight street parking with electronic enforcement, after roughly 25 minutes of discussion and public comment that focused on enforcement logistics, neighborhood impacts and costs.
City Administrator Archambault said the idea is tied to broader work on the zoning code and warned the technology and interdepartmental coordination are not yet ready for citywide deployment. “License plate readers is is basically the way to do this efficiently,” Archambault said, adding the program would require cooperation across public works, police and administration and a level of automation “before it really makes a whole lot of sense.”
The issue drew public comment and multiple alderpersons pressing for…
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