tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post6977243751035116668..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: To Boot or Not to BootCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-76950583696539611882018-05-18T08:12:23.879-04:002018-05-18T08:12:23.879-04:00Regarding Mr. Bujan's idea about denying car r...Regarding Mr. Bujan's idea about denying car re-registration, I wonder if the city really as the power to deny re-registration due to unpaid fines. Car registration is a state function. If the city lacks that power, or the use of some other reasonable sanction, I would hope that this issue is revisited. If failing to pay fines has no effective sanction (suing to get a judgement and then levying on assets would make no economic or other sense), then as Mr. Friedman suggests, one might anticipate the failure to pay the fines would became a more common occurrence. That would not be a good policy outcome.Steve Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588935402322108968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-41489682628186375122018-05-17T00:19:28.534-04:002018-05-17T00:19:28.534-04:00The think the worry on the aldermen's part was...The think the worry on the aldermen's part was that people with a number of unpaid tickets would be scrambling to come up with the money to pay them off before the boot policy went into effect. It would probably be sensible to introduce an amnesty period to get scofflaws on a reasonable payment plan before executing the policy change; not sure how the system would handle it. Once the car gets booted, towing and storage fees in combination with the unpaid tickets can present an insurmountable challenge to people struggling to pay bills.<br /><br />As to the issue of the fee increase, it seems reasonable, but if the Common Council wants to actively explore alternatives for a month, I say here's to due diligence.John Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300676479057228139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-75113056604627010912018-05-16T18:28:56.835-04:002018-05-16T18:28:56.835-04:00I'm confused about something else: it says on...I'm confused about something else: it says on the Parking Bureau's webpage: "Payments are no longer accepted at the Hudson Police Station." Is it time to update the page, or see if the Chief has it wrong? <br />And, shouldn't it be up to the parking bureau to decide if the boots should return --- they are the ones dealing with the paperwork and headaches of getting those who have been booted all straightened out. It is not a simple process for either party to get a boot removed. BILLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165652134301551300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-42193453064985857862018-05-16T16:11:56.211-04:002018-05-16T16:11:56.211-04:00I'm confused by the decision not to resume boo...I'm confused by the decision not to resume booting (or, at least, not to agree to pay the market rate for the service). What is the rationale for broadcasting to the entire city that no one need pay their parking tickets? How irresponsible is the Council? The City budgets in excess of $200k of annual revenues from parking fines and fees: how does the Council propose to plug the gap they've now created? They may as well lay off the ticket writers (meter maids, whatever they're called) while they're at it: these employees have been rendered completely superfluous.John K. Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514407793203424954noreply@blogger.com