Description
winter parking ban in effect a d multiple vehicles are parked on the Odd side of the street. last night we witnessed 3 plows attempt to plow the snow on the street Nd they had to stop and back up down the street more than 200yds because the vehicles parked on the wrong side of the street. I will be shoveling all my snow in front and behind the vehicle parked in front of my house. I would expect these vehicles to be towed by noon if they are still there.
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City of Malden (Verified Official)
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
Acknowledged Parking Department Malden (Verified Official)
An anonymous SeeClickFix user (Registered User)
This is not on church st, this is on Durso Ave. If a plow cannot make it down the street like last night then why were the vehicles not towed at that point? Additionally, I'd like to see a salt/sand truck come down the street, or better yet a piece of emergency apparatus.
Furthermore, if the city does not tow a vehicle during winter parking for parking on the wrong side of the street, what's the point of winter parking? You can call a snow emergency and clear the roads then allow the vehicles back to park on one side or another.
It just baffles my mind the answers I get sometimes from the city....
Parking Department Malden (Verified Official)
Thanks for the clarification. We were thrown off a bit by the address being listed as 16 to 18 Church Street in the request, which resulted in us responding to 16 to 18 Church Street. With this posting clarifying that the address wasn't correct as posted, we will check Durso Ave.
The point of winter parking regulations is to help the DPW with better access to the streets when snow arrives. Every storm, some residents don't comply, whether intentionally or not. So long as the DPW can still plow the street, the fine is a ticket. If the vehicle impeded street access (as judged by the DPW), the vehicle can be towed. We will check with the DPW and also check the street itself to see if further action is warranted.
Note that we did not declare a snow emergency.
Parking Department Malden (Verified Official)
Closed Parking Department Malden (Verified Official)