Freeport Earns Nearly $400,000 Through Ticket Amnesty Program

Freeport Village Mayor Robert T. Kennedy joined police Officials at a press conference Tuesday to announce the results of the popular parking ticket amnesty program to get back more than $2.4 million in unpaid fines from motorists. The village provided a 40 percent discount per ticket which resulted in $386,000.

There was a total of 20,777 open cases, and 4,710 of them were closed. The village serves as a gateway for Jones Beach and serves is one of Long Island's largest tourist destinations during the summer months.

Officials also announced that violators who did not take advantage of the amnesty program are no longer eligible for reductions and are subject to third-party collections, default judgments, LPR search, tow and boot enforcement or non-renewal of automobile registration.

"Government works best when public officials and citizens work together, and in this case, that is exactly what happened," said Mayor Robert Kennedy, who added that the Village Court was able to close open cases dating back to the early 1990's.