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June 11, 2009

East Hampton, NY -- It was quite a spectacle last Saturday evening on Further Lane, when the village police handed out 56 tickets for parking violations at a private fundraiser. The event raised more than $125,000 for the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a non-profit organization that administers the Harvey Milk School for at-risk LGBTQ youth in New York City. How did the Village of East Hampton make out? The $60 parking fines that lined the dashboards of Rolls Royces, Mercedes, and Land Rovers parked outside the event represent a total windfall of $3,360 for the Village of East Hampton.

The volume of tickets given out led some event guests to speculate that cash-starved East Hampton is looking to hand out more tickets this season in order to make up for budget shortfalls. Not so, said East Hampton Village Police Chief Jerry Larsen, who told Plum there has not been an increase in parking tickets this season.

Nonetheless, there was widespread confusion Saturday evening among some guests who wondered what amounted to a parking violation since there were no parking signs posted on Further Lane. But according to Chief Larsen, parking rules are simple: "When there are no signs prohibiting parking," he told Plum, "the rules of the road apply."

According to the New York State Drivers Manual, parking is prohibited "alongside or opposite road excavations, construction or other obstructions if your vehicle would block traffic." Cheif Larsen notes, "It is basic common sense."

June 11, 2009

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  • party parking

    According to several guests, neighbors became upset as some guests failed to park in the area the host had provided, and left the roadway blocked, drawing complaints from neighbors.

    moral of the story - always invite the millionaires next door.

    Posted by johnnytaxpayer July 02, 2009 01:25:29

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