Street Sweeping Archived

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Stephanie C

Issue ID:

4896056

Submitted To:

New Haven

Category:

Street Sweeping

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Neighborhood:

East Rock

Reported:

on 09/11/2018

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The street sweeping enforcers of New Haven say that they post their signs 48 hours in advance to warn residents about upcoming street sweeping/towing. They also say there is an alert that goes out. I know this because I moved here last month and learned by having my car towed.

This time, the no parking ban signs were posted LESS THAN 24 HOURS in advance.

I took a photo of my street in East Rock on Monday at 6:45 am (attached - note times the photos were taken), knowing that the opposite side would be cleaned Tuesday at the same time and signs should have been posted Sunday. When I went out that morning to confirm this, there were NO SIGNS POTED ANYWHERE.

If the city is going to tow and tag, then they need to uphold their timeline of posting the signs 48 hours in advance.

I also saw cars being towed from the street BEFORE the ban was in effect, at 6:45 am (no parking is for 7am-3pm).

New Haven street sweeping folks, what gives? Be consistent or stop ticketing and towing.

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Acknowledged Department of Public Works (Verified Official)

We try to be consistent with our street sweeping schedule. If you download our seasonal schedule from the website, you'll know when we are in your neighborhood. Also our street sweeping page provides the link to sign up for phone/text messages each month to remind residents that we are in your neighborhood and Tag-Tow is operational. As for the posting it is done 24 hours before but if you rely on the printed schedule or notifications from Emergency Management, the posting will be an additional reminder. Here's the link to street sweeping info and schedule: https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/pw/street_sweeping.htm

09/11/2018 · Flag Flagged
Mila3737 (Registered User)

We need to get organized and expose street sweeping/ ticketing/ towing operation for what it is: a racket. A money-making opportunity for the city, the private ticketing company they contract to, and the towing companies. I fought a ticket last week for this very issue--except signs were posted LESS THAN 24 hours in advance OVER A WEEKEND. I lost. I guess that according to the "rules" -- communicated to residents how? -- signs need only be posted 12 hours prior to a ticket and tow.

09/11/2018 · Flag Flagged
Jeff Lee (Registered User)

Public Works in New Haven is a severe sad joke, pretty sure it's a leadership issue.

09/11/2018 · Flag Flagged
Stephanie C (Registered User)

Mila3737 I literally went through the exact same scenario when we moved here in August. I'm sorry you experienced that.

@Department of Public Works:

That's strange, I called your office and was told that signs are posted 48 hours in advance.

With regards to your website, what about residents who don't have internet access? What about new residents who don't know about your websites? I brought this up last month, but there is no information on the residents page of New Haven about street sweeping: https://www.newhavenct.gov/cityservices/information_n_assistance/for_residents.htm . This is a town with several colleges in it, and therefore a regular influx of new residents who would NOT know about your website or alerts.

I'll continue to keep an eye on this each month and bring it up as needed, though I'm hoping that the Department of Public Works steps it up and fixes this years old problem for residents.

09/11/2018 · Flag Flagged
Closed Department of Public Works (Verified Official)

We are closing older Street Sweeping issues in order to activate the category for the 2019 Street Sweeping Season beginning April 1. Thank you for all your feedback which helped us adjust where we can when planning for this season. If you would like a copy of the Sweeping Schedule for the Season, please download it here: https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/pw/street_sweeping.htm Reminder for those residents who live in a TAG – TOW neighborhood, you can sign up for New Haven Alerts here: https://www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/emergency_info/alerts.htm

03/26/2019 · Flag Flagged
angelibruck@aol.com (Registered User)

Thanks for fixing this request!

03/27/2019 · Flag Flagged

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