Chief Pleased With Parking Enforcement
In about 30 days of stricter parking code enforcement, progress is being made, according to the HPD's chief.
It has been about 30 days since the village police have started strict enforcement of parking regulations, especially in the downtown, and Police Chief Rick Gifford is pleased with the results.
"I'm very encouraged," said the chief.
Last month HPD started an awareness campaign, warning people that the department had hired a parking enforcement person (Richard Ireland) and tickets would be issued to those who violated the law. Then, on July 25, tickets started to be issued.
Since then, 164 tickets have been written.
More importantly, according to Gifford, the enforcement initiative is having the desired effect: people are obeying the regulations, allowing more people to park nearer downtown businesses. This, said Gifford, is driving business for some of the store owners/operators he has spoken with as he walks the downtown streets.
"We have a few complaints, of course," said Gifford. "But, we have also had plenty of positive comments. We did our research, we gave people the heads up that this was happening and now we are seeing the fruits of that preparation."
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