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Parking-enforcement changes urged as advocate alleges thousands of towing incidents; committee debates amendment risk
Summary
Supporters of progressive, citation-based parking enforcement urged the Committee on Waterland to require lower fines and clearer signage, alleging thousands of tows and contract transparency problems; the committee discussed amending a passed Senate resolution and weighed the risk it could be rejected by the Senate.
At the April 16 hearing, Kate Thompson of the SURF Parking Coalition gave extended testimony supporting SCR 58, which urges DLNR’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation to adopt a progressive enforcement framework for parking at DLNR-managed sites.
Thompson criticized current signage and contract practices, said she reviewed towing records showing large numbers of tows at some harbors, and urged a proposed HD1 amendment that would allow concessionaires to issue citation-based parking fines at affordable levels (Thompson repeatedly cited a $35 meter-overstay ticket as a model). Thompson said Secure Parking LLC and contracted tow companies have been…
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