Collecting parking fines will boost city revenue
On Jan. 15, you ran a story that there were “$2.2 million worth of unpaid parking tickets” for Greensboro. At a time when budgets at all levels are being severely cut, is there some reason why fines legitimately levied on identified offenders are being excused by default?
In my own neighborhood, I see very lax enforcement of parking regulations. Why should I pay taxes to subsidize scofflaws?
Why do I feed quarters into meters when I park, and why do I obey other regulations when there is no enforcement against those who ignore posted rules?
Tom Kirby-Smith
Greensboro
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Hey Tom, paint a wall beige and stare at it for a year.
Posted on May 6, 2009 7:15 AM
"At a time when budgets at all levels are being severely cut, is there some reason why fines legitimately levied on identified offenders are being excused by default?"
In short, yes. It costs more to enforce the payment of these fines, than to not enforce the payment of these fines. Simple economics really.
Posted on May 7, 2009 9:14 AM