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Resident says appeal fees block low-income Fall River drivers; committee asks to add online-appeal language to tickets
Summary
At a March 24 committee meeting, resident Anita Boulay told the Ordinances Committee that the city's parking-appeal process and citation language create a financial barrier for low‑income residents; the committee unanimously voted to request ticket language that highlights online appeals and defers the $10 processing fee until hearing.
Anita Boulay, a Fall River resident, told the City Council Committee on Ordinances and Legislation on March 24 that the city's parking-appeal process effectively bars low-income residents from seeking review because it requires payment up front.
"The current system requires payment to access an appeal," Boulay said, adding that clusters of citations on one street totaled "above $4,000" and that staff did not clearly disclose that multiple citations can be appealed per plate. She said she had eight tickets over a short period and that the upfront cost made appeals inaccessible.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Kenneth Fredette responded that a state…
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