This week's You Ask...Patch Answers addresses parking meters.
Can I Be Ticketed at a Broken Parking Meter? The short answer is no. If you're only planning to spend a few hours in downtown then parking staff will not ticket you for parking at a broken meter. However, if you leave your vehicle in a broken spot all day long or for multiple days police say that you may be at risk of getting a ticket.
This week's question deals with the best parking spots/area in downtown Andover.
Visitors to downtown Andover have a variety places to park, including street-side spots, parking lots and other various metered spots. Sometimes it can be a toss up when you're trying to decide between them all. Where is the best place to park in downtown Andover? Tell us your answer and why in the comments section below.
This feature compares Andover's parking revenues to those of towns with similar downtown areas.
In a continued series on parking in downtown Andover, Andover Patch this week is comparing how Andover's parking revenues size up against the parking revenues in communities with similar downtowns. Since February Andover Patch asked you how you rated parking in downtown Andover and presented features on parking violations over the past 10 years, parking revenues, and the parking enforcement budget. In this feature we are comparing Andover's parking fines and fees in fiscal 2010 with those in Lexington, Melrose, Reading and Winchester in fiscal 2010. Of the four communities Melrose and Winchester do not charge for parking in their downtowns, and throughout town, but do collect fines from violations related to timed parking spots. *Includes …
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This week Andover Patch is asking readers about car charging stations for electric cars.
The Andover Planning Department has been investigating the possibility of ushering the way for two electric car charging stations in downtown Andover. Officials say that it welcomes those with electric cars to downtown Andover and shows that the town is progressive and keeps up with technology. As an Andover resident, are electric car charging stations something you want for your downtown? Let us know why or why not in the comments section below.
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Take a look at how much the town makes on parking fees and violations each year.
Downtown Andover offers the atmosphere of a quaint shopping district but with that comes the inevitable cost of parking. Take a look at how much Andover makes each year off parking violations and fees.
10:22 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
Andover Parking Control Officers go out of their way to give students at Phillips Academy $20 parking tickets for attending school and parking on Salem St. Parking turnover isn't a big issue on Salem St. and Parking Tickets are not suppose to be issued to generate revenue!!! They don't even bother to chalk the tires and just make up times for the tickets. The student's don't have time to appeal … more ›
Take a look at how Andover parking violations have fluctuated over the years.
Whether you've been there an extra hour or an extra minute, the penalty for parking in front of an empty meter is all the same and residents in Andover can tell you that both scenarios are very common. Andover Patch thought readers might be interested in parking department statistics and will be providing some features in the next few weeks. This week we'll be featuring how many parking violations have been recorded over the past 10 years in Andover. This information was found in several years of Andover's Annual Reports.
4:21 pm on Friday, February 17, 2012
Thanks for all of the great comments! Look out for an article soon featuring those revenue numbers as well as salary expenses. more ›
More than half of voters didn't seem too impressed with parking services in the center of town.
As many locals know parking in downtown can be trying at times. Between the availability of spots, the cost of parking, or the possiblilty of a ticket, it can be difficult to take a quick trip into downtown. Andover Patch asked readers how they would rate the parking in dowtown Andover. Here is what they said.
6:55 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012
Hey, the meters keep the riff raff out of Andover though. more ›
How would you rate the parking situation in downtown Andover?
Downtown Andover offers a quaint, small town shopping area that will rival most in the region and residents have this gem just minutes away. But, as many locals know, parking in the downtown can be trying at times. Between the availability of spots, the cost of parking, or the possiblilty of a ticket, it can be difficult to take a quick trip into downtown. Andover Patch wants to know how you would rate the parking in dowtown Andover. Tell us how you feel about the parking in detail in the comments section below.
6:57 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
i unfortunately live uptown and our land lord offers no parking so we are forced to park in the municipal lots and pay out the nose for it and god forbid there is a snow storm, they won't allow you to park over night w/out a minimum of a ticket and in a large storm they will tow you,i live here and pay my taxes and support the local economy and find this unacceptable! there should be a resident … more ›
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11:18 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
No, unless they are funded by private enterprise such as a gas station. more ›