Earlier today, I received via email yet another story of how parking programs treat renters like second class citizens.
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As a renter, I park my car in the Village Hall parking lot. Normally, this isn’t a problem because I work a typical first shift and therefore have little problem abiding by the posted parking regulations.
Yesterday, I had come down with a terrible flu which confined me to my bed for the entire day. I called the Shorewood police department to find out if there was a way to ‘call my car in’ so that I did not have to use what little energy I had and venture into the 9 degree weather to move my car every few hours. I spoke with a nice man on the phone and explained the situation I was facing. I figured that since you are able to call your car in to avoid ticketing for night time parking, they must have a similar policy for day time. As it turned out, he did in fact tell me they could not authorize my car to stay in the lot, and that despite my weakened condition, I had to brave the bone-chilling cold and move my vehicle throughout the day.
- Renter from E. Capitol Dr., 12/8/06
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Comments"At the risk of sounding crass and completely un-PC, which part of the fact that constantly telling renters to 'BOHICA' is totally counter-productive do some folks NOT understand? That this renter-resident could not receive one single day of 'special dispensation' is outrageous and, I would hope, embarrassing to other residents!"
- An Embarrassed Resident, 12/15/06
