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2003
Annual Traffic Hearing:
Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 6 p.m. The
Provincetown Board of Selectmen will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday,
March 11, 2003 at 6 p.m. in the Judge Welch Hearing Room, Provincetown
Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts to hear
the merits of the following parking and traffic proposals that were submitted
to the Board of Selectmen for review in the 2003 Annual Spring Traffic
Hearing. Comments thereon may be submitted in writing to the office of
the Town Manager/Board of Selectmen or in person at the hearing. Individuals
filing traffic proposals or their representative must attend the hearing.
Mary-Jo Avellar, Chairman, Board of Selectmen
Click for THE
RESULTS OF THE HEARING. Click for
public hearing notice. Read the staff's
recommendations.
| Proposal |
Maps/Photos |
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1. To increase property tax reducing parking
revenues and create a more effective deterrent to parking violations
by raising parking fines as listed below. The increases follow guidelines
recommended by the Massachusetts State Parking Clerk's Association
to establish a new uniform rate of parking fines statewide.
(Requested by Parking Administrator)
| VIOLATION TYPE |
CURRENT |
PROPOSED |
| General parking & traffic rule
categories |
$15.00 |
$25.00 |
| 10' from fire hydrant |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
| Handicapped private property |
$25.00 |
$50.00 |
| Handicapped public property |
$50.00 |
$100.00 |
| Registry report penalty |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
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| 2. To take action on 2
Horse and Carriage, Special Business Permit Spaces on Commercial Street
in front of Town Hall that have not been in use for two years. Two
options the Board of Selectmen may consider are to reassign the spaces
through the lottery procedure or to eliminate the spaces for special
business usage. (Recommended by Parking Administrator) |
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| 3. To prevent vehicles with expired
or failed State inspection stickers from obtaining a Provincetown
Parking Permit by amending Provincetown Parking And Traffic Regulation,
6-5-2, Inoperable Vehicles, to include this category of vehicle.
(Recommended by Parking Administrator) |
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| 4. To create a four-way
stop at the intersection of Bradford Street and Howland Street, for
reasons of public safety. (Recommended by Robert Tieger &
petitioners) |
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| 5. To relocate the Handicapped
Parking space at 186 Commercial Street to a space at 182 Commercial
Street for reasons of public safety. (Recommended by Kenneth
Kornelson, General Manager Esther's) |
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| 6. To expand the yellow
curb stripe at 522 and 524 Commercial Street to include yellow hash
marks so that parkers can readily see that no parking is permitted.
(Recommended by Martin Huey) |
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| 7. To designate Miller
Hill Road (lower) parking spaces as "Reserved for Resident and
Non-Resident Property Owner Permits Only". (Recommended
by owners and residents of Miller Hill Road and Upper Miller Hill
Road). |
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Posted: Town Hall, http://www.provincetown-ma.gov February
17, 2003
Published: Banner: February 27 & March 6, 2003
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