Note to friends

[dancerjodi]

If you come to my house, park in the street (not halfway on the sidewalk as we always have).

The cops went up and down the street last night and ticketed people for $15 for parking on the sidewalk. My poor brother got stuck with one (as did the guy next-door, who has lived in that house forever and apparently must have never had an issue with it before, since that's where he always parks).

Parking is allowed there overnight unless there is a snow emergency, so have no worries about your car being towed :). Maybe they are enforcing it now to make it easier for homeowners to clear sidewalks with the snow?

Comments

[isolatory.livejournal.com]

No overnight parking this year in Watertown, Waltham may fall next.

Thankfully my new place is on a private way and they can't legally ticket. The best of both worlds, trash pickup and plowing but no enforcement. People park on the sidewalk there all the time. And they can't enforce the overnight ban.

Parking bans

[dancer.livejournal.com]

Watertown has had a winter overnight parking ban for years. Waltham instituted one last year, but only on certain streets (since ours has overnight parking specifically allowed and its posted, we're exempt) :)

Of course, all of that is moot in a snow emergency. I'm glad we have a driveway (in buying a place, it was something we wouldn't give on).