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City Fines Parking in Own Driveways

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TOLEDO, Ohio (June 16) -- Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways.
Mayor Carty Finkbeiner says he stands by the citations handed out last week by the Division of Streets, Bridges and Harbor. He says the tickets were issued under a city law against parking on unpaved surfaces, including gravel driveways.
During a news conference Monday, Finkbeiner ignored a reporter's question of whether the crackdown and fines were related to the city's budget crisis.
The three-term mayor faces a recall vote in November. Critics have claimed he's wasted city money.
City Councilman D. Michael Collins calls the ticketing "Mickey Mouse nonsense." He has told residents he'll try to have the citations rescinded.
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physicsguy69

03:30 AMJun 28 2009

Toledo must need some revenue I guess tickets aren't enough

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janncole779

09:11 PMJun 20 2009

oh and i also feel forcing people to pave their driveways is unjust... make the damn mayor pay for all that paving... what a douche bag

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janncole779

09:01 PMJun 20 2009

THIS MAYOR I THINK NEDS 2 SEEK SEVERE PSYCHIATRIC HELP... HE WAS ALSO RECENTLY TAPED SLINGING INSULTS AT A TEENAGER CALLING HIM FATSO TUBBY AND A FAT ASS.... YES THE TEENS WERE FIGHTING BUT THIS MAN IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO TALK TO PPL LIKE THAT... I FEEL FOR YOU THE PEOPLE OF TOLEDO... THEN AGAIN THE CITY OF BUFFALO'S OFFICIALS ARE JUST AS NUTTY....

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Jwdaction21

04:48 PMJun 19 2009

Some more of the story has come to light on this parking dilema, seems it might turn out to be a neighborhood squable is the reason, somebody(who probably wants to remian nameless) sent a letter to the powers that be just wandering if it was illegal to park on stones in a yard that is not part of the driveway. Sooo this is part of the rest of the story. To be cont...

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Jwdaction21

04:47 PMJun 19 2009

Some more of the story has come to light on this parking dilema, seems it might turn out to be a neighborhood squable is the reason, somebody(who probably wants to remian nameless) sent a letter to the powers that be just wandering if it was illegal to park on stones in a yard that is not part of the driveway. Sooo this is part of the rest of the story. To be cont...

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REAL RAMBO

12:44 AMJun 19 2009

THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT IN MY TOWN FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS AND THERE IS A PLUS SIDE , CITY LOOK CLEAN AND THE VERMIN STAY OUT .

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Madsahader

11:42 PMJun 19 2009

Private property? You must be kidding! You stood idly by, or perhaps applauded, when government put it's toe in the door, then the whole foot, and now is wedging it's big fat arse inside, and now you want to cry when you get ticketed for parking your own car in your own driveway? Cry me a river, why don't you?

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Brillery2

10:22 PMJun 19 2009

OK- Isn't your driveway private property???? What the hell?

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Mctoolan

09:03 PMJun 19 2009

If there is a law like this then it should be taken off the books. I never heard of anything like this in my life. So what are people supposed to do go out and pave their driveway. I can tell you this is not a cheap job to have done. He just wanted more money coming in and didn't know where to get it. I hope that he's looking for another job cause he won't be having this one for too much longer. He's a nut case.

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Naturebrook

08:44 PMJun 19 2009

To finish my last post I meant to say our country comes first, above any particular party, democrat or republican. Conservativism could refer to any party that has the best interest of our country. Black or white candidate, it makes no difference to me as long as they do the right thing. Racism should play no part in our voting decision. But as it happens we have a black president that I think has made a serious mistake in judgement of his policys. That does not mean I am a racist. I just disagree with his policies.

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Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways.