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City enforces parking rules at night, weekends

The city has increased its enforcement of overnight parking in its lots and tier garage.

Mayor Tom Donaldson said he issued an order to police to begin ticketing illegally parked cars after business hours and on the weekends.

Donaldson said there is no enforcement of metered street parking overnight or weekends.

The policy is not new — there have been signs posted in the lots and garage warning of 24-hour enforcement for years, Donaldson said.

“We’re going to enforce all the rules,” he said. “We go after people with drugs. We go after people who don’t mow their lawn. Parking is just part of the puzzle.”

Tickets issued by police carry the same fees as those issued by the city’s two daytime meter monitors, but are handwritten tickets instead of printed citations.

Donaldson said monitoring parking will not interfere with officers’ other responsibilities.

“I can’t tell you there’s a certain time they’ll be giving tickets,” he said. “But they’ll go through every once and awhile and remind people we’re watching.”

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