I too was towed without any notification of the parking ban! Normally there are alerts sent out to warn of tag and tow plans, and I follow up and check on my parking. This was a complete surprise and an infuriating inconvenience.

I am a Wooster Square resident parked on Greene St with a valid permit for the last several weeks, and was towed this afternoon. I asked the Public Works employee who was on site there and he informed me that the signs were posted yesterday, less than 24 hours before they started towing cars. He also said that they didn't send out an alert because it was just a few blocks.

We did not receive any parking ban notice, alert from the Mayor's office, or any kind of communication that this street would suddenly be on a snow shovel route, and it is unacceptable that we get less than 24 hours to shovel out and move our cars. Though I check my car every few days to make sure I'm not violating any parking bans, it is not reasonable for the city to assume that everyone check their cars every single day, and be able to immediately shovel the snow, especially without an alert. If the city is going to change their communication channels last minute and not send out an alert, they have to at least provide enough time for people to see the signs.

Now we have to pick up our cars from the towing company---but without any form of transport to get there in the middle of a pandemic. I will absolutely be disputing the fine and the city should be held responsible for fees owed to the towing company.

I would like to add that when I picked up my car today, the woman at Superior Auto Repair + Towing said the signs were posted "last night," (so, maybe 12 hours before towing??) and that 2 of the workers there were not wearing masks indoors in the office.

NHV817,

Did you have to pay the $88 tow fee?

I picked up at the Superior Auto Repair this afternoon and had to pay a $93 fee on top of the $38 fine through the city.

I've never heard of this happening before. Our mayor has always sent advance notifications of parking bans, but I can't find one for this issue.

Here's the really bad news. In accordance with the following ordinance, the mayor only needs to give a 2-hour advance notification. Fiddlesticks!!!

https://library.municode.com/ct/new_haven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIICOGEOR_CH29TRMOVE_ARTIVSNEM_S29-85DESNEM

Hopefully, someone can find information that takes precedence over that ordinance. If it exists, I'm unable to find it.

As spring arrives and street sweeping is soon to begin in earnest (April 1 ), we are closing 2021 snow related issues. With back-to-back events in February, we often didn't get a chance to close each storm's issues when completed. We do read and review issues and, when possible, try to adjust accordingly when and where we can. Thanks for your patience.