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Fuquay Varina raises parking fines to $30, staff to hold community meeting on proposed no‑parking during school days
Summary
The Fuquay Varina Town Board voted to increase general parking fines from $5 to $30 and boost handicap parking penalties; staff will hold a community meeting to gather input on a draft no‑parking‑on‑school‑days ordinance for the North Lakes neighborhood to address student and carpool parking.
The Fuquay Varina Town Board on April 21 amended the town code to increase general parking violation fines to $30, raise handicap‑parking penalties to $100 and extend the standardized payment window to five business days.
Assistant Town Manager Matthews said the current $5 fine dates to the 1970s and is no longer an effective deterrent. “$30 would hopefully sting a bit more than $5,” Matthews said, adding that repeated violations could lead to towing. Matthews framed the changes as modernization to align penalties “with…
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