NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:  Monday, February 28,  2005
 

THE POLICE CHIEF, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AND FIRE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF HARTFORD ANNOUNCE  PARKING BAN.

STARTING:  Monday, February 28, 2005 at 8:00 p.m.
ENDING: Tuesday, March 1, 2005, 6:00 p.m.
 

(Hartford ) - The City of Hartford has declared a  city-wide total parking ban beginning Monday, February 28, 2005, at 8:00 p.m..

The parking ban will continue  through Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 6:00 p.m.   Depending upon circumstances, the parking ban may be extended.

During a city-wide total parking ban parking on all city streets is banned.   Any vehicle parked on a city street in violation of the parking ban is subject to tag and tow.  Violation of the parking ban can result in a towing fee and fine in excess of $160.00.  Anyone who violates the parking ban, resulting in their vehicle being tagged and towed should contact the Hartford Police Department's Records Division at (860) 527-6300 to file the appropriate form and pay the fine which will allow for retrieval of their vehicle.

During the parking ban, city of Hartford residents without alternative off street parking may park their cars in any Board of Education Public School parking lot. In so doing, residents are asked to park in a group away from the school building.  Motorists parking in public school lots are responsible for removal of their vehicle by the termination of the parking ban.
 

Contact:   Nancy Mulroy, Public Information Officer, Hartford Police Department,  (860) 543-8746
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