Wow.

GooberMcFly: Wow.

And how.

Councilman Kevin Hall told the council he wants to develop and introduce an ordinance at the next meeting which will give police officers, at their discretion, the ability to tow cars "which create a hazard" during the plowing.

That sounds like a horrible idea.

What a gong show of a discussion. Here are a few Canadian solutions to this issue:

Roads:
1) mark snow routes. No parking on them within 24 hours of a snowfall of more than (x) amount.
2) Despite what dipshiat in this meeting said, not every route can be a snow route. People need to move their cars somewhere.

sidestreets: if they are critical and will be parked on, allow parking on one side only (can be seasonal). This allows both a lane to be plowed, and a place for the snow to be piled.

Municipal lots: No overnight parking permitted. OR a less restrictive no overnight parking after snowfall of xx amount. But you better bury the first guy that tests this limit and let his entombed vehicle serve as a warning to others.

Vow: Allow snow plow tow now

This headline gives me a headache.

/stubmitter

MEOW!
_{(am I the only one who hates the headline)?}

Damn you, subby!

HOLY COW!

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Approves of this headline.

Did not come here for this, but definitely leaving satisfied and wishing I'd thought of it.

Contrary to the comment on the article, some cities do make money off of tows. At least they do here. Is New Jersey different? In Massachusetts, Lowell gets a kickback from the tow company while Springfield charges a tow fee on top of the company's bill. It is also standard practice to ticket cars that are towed from snow emergency routes. Somerville made a lot of money from snow route towing a few winters ago until public outrage forced refunds because it had not actually snowed.

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Props to Subby for the headline.

Everybody in Berkeley Heights, EVERYBODY, can put their cars in their driveways. This is no podunk town, and the presence of 1%ers in some parts of town make this discussion the way it is.

The only reason there are cars in the street is because it's the third, fourth, or fifth car that particular family has.

ThatGuyGreg: Everybody in Berkeley Heights, EVERYBODY, can put their cars in their driveways. This is no podunk town, and the presence of 1%ers in some parts of town make this discussion the way it is.

The only reason there are cars in the street is because it's the third, fourth, or fifth car that particular family has.

Ding ding ding. This is not the only town with this law. We got driveways up in this bi-otch. My town has just added "no parking with snow on the ground" to "no parking ever, 3am-5am" in its ordinances.

RminusQ: ThatGuyGreg: Everybody in Berkeley Heights, EVERYBODY, can put their cars in their driveways. This is no podunk town, and the presence of 1%ers in some parts of town make this discussion the way it is.

The only reason there are cars in the street is because it's the third, fourth, or fifth car that particular family has.

Ding ding ding. This is not the only town with this law. We got driveways up in this bi-otch. My town has just added "no parking with snow on the ground" to "no parking ever, 3am-5am" in its ordinances.

If you can afford an extra car, you should be able to afford the upkeep and storage, if needed