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Marblehead Issues 36 Tickets During First Snow Emergency
Town Administrator Jason Silva said residents "still have a little work to do" to comply with new snow parking regulations.
MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead's new snow emergency parking regulations got a test with a relatively modest snowstorm Saturday night.
The result: Pass, but Needs Improvement.
Marblehead Town Administrator Jason Silva said on Monday that the town issued 36 tickets this weekend for those in violation of the parking ban.
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"On one hand, we applaud everyone who did as they were asked," Silva said. "On the other hand, we still have a little work to do. If we had to tow 36 cars in a bigger storm event, it would take a considerable amount of time."
The Board of Selectmen officially suspended the bylaw prohibiting overnight parking and instituted a trial snow emergency policy in October. The plan, which was approved at Marblehead town meeting earlier that month, is being putting in place in a trial basis for one year.
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