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Residents press council over overnight parking tickets and handicap-permit denials

Garfield Mayor and Council · February 18, 2026
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Summary

At the Feb. 17 Garfield council meeting residents urged the city to review overnight parking enforcement and permit denials; one resident requested removal of tickets while another alleged a health injury tied to contaminated water. City staff offered to follow up individually.

Residents used the public-comment period at the Feb. 17 meeting to press the council on how overnight-parking permits and summonses are handled.

Janney Rodriguez of 65 Palisade Ave. told the council she had been ticketed and said the city’s parking rules were being applied unfairly. Rodriguez asked the city to ‘‘clean up the record’’ and remove all tickets issued in her name. She also said attempts to obtain or renew a parking permit online or at City Hall had been unsuccessful and that staff at City Hall were unable to help her when she…

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