To self-serve and protect -- our own interests...

[inkarn8.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know why the City would ticket Somerville's own residents for expired inspection stickers? -- Two tickets 3 days apart? If I owned a driveway, they would not have done this... Can't they stick to the spirit of protecting our residential parking spots from outsiders? How about a warning instead, or a friendly reminder? And then a few days to get a sticker...

And why do they ticket cars after the street cleaner has already passed? I don't get any of those tickets for that reason, but it seems silly to not be able to park after the cleaner has clearly already passed... Is anyone else interested in getting some of these unfriendly policies changed? Also, why do we pay an extra Internet fee to pay tickets and update parking passes for a service which clearly must save the city time and money from waiting on us in person? How does the city award the contract to an Internet company which is making so much money for so little service?

Does anyone have a list of local politicians that support these policies and another list of who would rather see changes made?

Thanks so much!

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RE: How municipalities profit from poverty...

[craigindaville.livejournal.com]

Bravo. You can use the search function. Although I don't see what's different about my position that a private company doing business in Somerville should adhere to the law (regarding weights and measures) and my feeling the residents should to the same (regarding vehicle ownership). In case you aren't aware, it's not legal to have a machine that is inaccurate. Just because they refunded my money at that instance doesn't mean they would fix the problem, which is why the city has an enforcement office. You know, so that people do what they're supposed to do, in ways that are enforced by fines and penalties. Which is how all of civil society operates, in case you haven't noticed.

Clearly I am not the one being irrational when you keep trying to make this about me rather than stick to the topic of whether or not this a good policy for the people of Somerville.

You want a special warning system implemented throughout the state for one specific type of enforcement mechanism because you personally feel it is wrong. And even though many people here have stated why it is good policy for the city, why we believe it isn't unfair, why it benefits society and the commonwealth as a whole, the fact is that YOU don't agree with those statements and so you continue this personal online crusade of inanity.

We get it: Concerned Troll Is Concerned.

Now either go do something about it or STFU. I'm tired of getting emails that you have replied yet again with the same arguments that make no sense and are really just about your personal reaction to getting a ticket.