Reward for jury duty: $10 in parking tickets
I was subpoenaed to appear in Guilford County court. When I got there, I had to park in the parking lot with parking meters. The meters lasted for two hours.
During the course of the trial, I had to go back to the meter to put more money in. I did this twice. The trial started after 2 p.m. I had to stay in the courtroom. The trial finally ended at 4:30 p.m. When I got to my car, I had two parking tickets at $5 each.
There should not be parking fees for jurors or witnesses. When you arrive, you should show them your juror notice or your subpoena notice for a parking pass. I guess this is how the city of Greensboro rewards its citizens for doing their civic duty.
Fredrick Nimer
Greensboro
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I've been a juror (called, anyway) too many times (my friends have never been called). There's a juror's parking lot with police patrolling it. Why didn't you use that one? There are other lots, too, with more than 2-hour meters, very close by. Why not use them? There is a close city-owned parking garage. Did you try it? Being a witness or a juror isn't the way I like to spend my day, but why take it out on parking? C'mon. Read the stuff they send you before you drive downtown, find the lot they send a map for, or take a test drive by the courthouse and locate the garages.
Posted on May 1, 2005 8:49 AM
I think Fredrick and Sue are the same person.
Posted on May 1, 2005 8:45 PM