NORWAY – Residents parking between faded lines on Main Street at the intersection of Danforth Street may be greeted with a $10 ticket, just like Billie Brough was over last weekend.
Brough said he parked in what he believed was a designated parking spot in front of his apartment at 285 Main St., but he found an officer ticketing his Ford Escort wagon on Sunday morning.
He admitted he has a parking spot with his apartment, but said, “I had a friend show up and he had valuables in his truck and I let him park in my spot.”
Brough is waiting for Town Manager David Holt, who was out of the office Tuesday, to get back into town so he can register a complaint.
Norway Police Chief Rob Federico said Tuesday he asked an officer to ticket Brough’s vehicle after he had attempted to make a right turn off Danforth Street and was nearly struck by an oncoming logging truck. “I couldn’t see around his car,” Federico said, describing how Brough’s vehicle blocked his view because it was parked too close to the Danforth Street intersection.
From Federico’s standpoint, Brough’s parking job created a safety hazard. He said Brough is a longtime resident and should have known to observe regulations, including the two-hour parking limit on Main Street.
Brough plans to argue to the town manager that the parking limit sign which an officer showed him was on the opposite side of the street, and that he feels he parked far enough from Danforth Street.
There is a faded parking line on Main Street near the intersection of Danforth Street. Federico said he expects the line to continue to disappear as the town repaints its parking spaces each year.
The line is a single line perpendicular to the sidewalk, while other parking spots on the north side of Main Street are marked by three lines, creating a box against the curb.
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