Monday, March 11, 2013
Overnight on-street parking will now be allowed again.
The overnight on-street parking ban first put in place early Friday morning has been lifted. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning at 10:18 a.m. by the Danvers Department of Public Works. "Effective immediately, the Danvers’ Winter Parking Ban has ended," the DPW said in its announcement. "Thank you for your cooperation." The ban ran from 1-6 a.m. each morning and last for four mornings. The DPW halways announces when the ban ends. It was the third time that the ban had been put in place since the Board of Selectmen voted in early December to move from an winterlong on-street parking ban to a ban that is imposed only when needed. In the most recent case, the ban started early Saturday morning, as the storm was really getting going…
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The on-street parking ban has been lifted as of Wednesday morning.
After five nights, the winter on-street parking ban has been lifted. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning by the Danvers Department of Public Works. "Because of nearly 100 percent compliance with the ban, the DPW was able to keep up with this record storm, keeping all roads open during the blizzard and facilitating cleanup," said Gail Bernard, program coordinator for the Department of Public Works. "Thank you for your cooperation." The ban ran from 1-6 a.m. each morning and last for five mornings. The DPW had said it would announce when it had ended. It was the second time that the ban had been put in place since the Board of Selectmen voted in early December to move from an winterlong on-street parking ban to a ban that is …
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
On street parking in Danvers will be banned starting at 1 a.m. on Saturday.
An overnight on-street parking ban will go into place in Danvers starting at 1 a.m. on Saturday. The announcement was made at 2:19 p.m. on Thursday by Gail Bernard, program coordinator for the Danvers Department of Public Works. It is the second time this winter that an overnight parking ban has been put in place since the Board of Selectmen voted in December to switch from an all-winter parking ban to a case-by-case ban. The ban prohibits parking on all town streets between the hours of 1-6 a.m. It comes with a $15 ticket plus the cost of towing and storage if the vehicle is towed. The DPW said it will issue a notification when the ban has ended. “Thank you for your cooperation as we work to make the streets safe during the coming storm…
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
A town policy that dates back more than 40 years banning overnight parking during the wintertime on town streets was lifted on Tuesday in favor of a ban only during snowstorms.
Residents will now being able to park on Danvers streets overnight this winter unless a snowstorm is approaching. That was the decision on Tuesday night by the Board of Selectmen, which unanimously voted to change a town policy that has existed for more than 40 years banning overnight parking between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. during the winter. Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Bill Clark, said he came into Tuesday night’s meeting prepared to send a proposed town bylaw change to a Special Town Meeting. But the overnight winter parking ban is included in the town’s traffic rules and regulations, set by the Board of Selectmen acting as the Traffic Commission, said Town Manager Wayne Marquis. That cleared the way or the board to go ahead and make …
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Pat
9:03 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Change is good and households have certainly changed. I'm not opposed to this. I do agree that the town needs to review year round parking on both sides of many streets, especially Holten St between town Hall and the Calvary Church. This was OK when no one drove SUV's but now it is a year round problem and will be terrible come snowfall. We spent how much to build a parking lot around the corner … more ›