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[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

So I got a parking ticket about a month ago in Davis Square. I was about to pay it online, but I  see they have a $3 convenience fee (yikes!). I was going to pay by phone but the number that they give is (617) 625-1951 is out of service. Is there a number that anyone knows about that I  can call. Perusing the Somerville site hasn't been terribly productive and I'm out of state, so I can't go in person or anything.

I know it may seem like I'm being cheap, but I'm a student, unemployed, and 3 bucks for a 20 dollar ticket seems a bit...excessive. I may just suck it up and do it, but I'd rather send a check and pay about forty cents for it due to postage than to pay 3 bucks for a convenience fee (the highest I've seen out of the 3 cities I've gotten parking tickets in).

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[masswich.livejournal.com]

I don't pay any tickets on line in Somerville- the $3 is ridiculous. Boston doesn't charge anything.

I can't imagine why Somerville thinks it makes any sense to make it harder to pay tickets- the logic is probably that the service costs the city $3 so why not pass it on. But if they want to save money in the long run, they do want to have fewer tickets arriving by mail.

Also, what about the whole "we're progressive and hip and savvy" thing? You can pay a ticket for free in Boston but only if you pay $3 in hip, savvy Somerville? I don't get it.

[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

I don't get it either. I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking a 3 dollar surcharge is ridiculous. I have noticed that somerville often has the govt often saying how up and coming it is, but is making things so expensive! I live near nyc and the ticket payment is cheaper and the parking overall will be cheaper, too. 15 min per quarter until 10PM?! Wtf?