Comments on: Overnight Parking Ban http://freekeene.com/2007/01/26/overnight-parking-ban/ Peaceful Evolution Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Militarydad http://freekeene.com/2007/01/26/overnight-parking-ban/#comment-60 Militarydad Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:55:55 +0000 http://freekeene.com/2007/01/26/overnight-parking-ban/#comment-60 Toby As far as the parking ban is concerned. I agree that the city council should review all codes, and make common sense adjustments where needed. I also agree that the parking ban is an area that could use some attention. Along with the dumpster regulations, and parking on the lawn code! I don’t know the answer to that, as it is apparent that forecasters can’t predict the weather accurately 50% percent of the time. I would hope that when writing this ban there was discussion regarding how to enforce it, and the worry was that it couldn’t be enforced if it depended on what the weather was doing from day to day, so they decided to make it a blanket policy covering the months when there was most likely to be a need. How ever, regardless of the weather forecast, or current conditions, the code is clearly stated on signs through out the city. Where as you were obviously aware of the code and made a conscientious decision to ignore it you got a ticket. If this was an act of civil disobedience, you have some decisions to make. Do you pay the fine and hope that attention is brought to the code via this media? Or do you take it the next step, ignore the fine, and allow the courts to decide if it is a just code? As a member of SDS, (Students for a Democratic Society), in the 60s, I learned that there is a price to pay for civil disobedience. I also learned that if you make the decision to be disobedient, you had better be prepared to pay the price. If on the other hand you decided to make your own interpretation of the code based on the common sense approach. Pay your fine, and get on with the battle of bringing the councilors attention to what you feel are frivolous codes. On another subject. I’ve tried a couple of times to contact you via e-mail, to no avail? If you are conducting and open forum, wouldn’t you want to communicate with your concerned participants? Maybe I have a misconception regarding Free Keene being an open forum for those of us who care to communicate, and debate our opinions?Kudos to you and your contributing bloggers for providing a much needed service. JRMD PS.<a href="http://infantrydad.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Click here</a> To have a look at my off beat opinion of the way our world is. It's sometimes serious, sometimes funny, and always cynical. Oh yeah, leave comments, or e-mail me. I answer all my contributors personally. Toby
As far as the parking ban is concerned.
I agree that the city council should review all codes, and make common sense adjustments where needed.
I also agree that the parking ban is an area that could use some attention.
Along with the dumpster regulations, and parking on the lawn code!
I don’t know the answer to that, as it is apparent that forecasters can’t predict the weather accurately 50% percent of the time.
I would hope that when writing this ban there was discussion regarding how to enforce it, and the worry was that it couldn’t be enforced if it depended on what the weather was doing from day to day, so they decided to make it a blanket policy covering the months when there was most likely to be a need.
How ever, regardless of the weather forecast, or current conditions, the code is clearly stated on signs through out the city.
Where as you were obviously aware of the code and made a conscientious decision to ignore it you got a ticket.
If this was an act of civil disobedience, you have some decisions to make.
Do you pay the fine and hope that attention is brought to the code via this media?
Or do you take it the next step, ignore the fine, and allow the courts to decide if it is a just code?
As a member of SDS, (Students for a Democratic Society), in the 60s, I learned that there is a price to pay for civil disobedience.
I also learned that if you make the decision to be disobedient, you had better be prepared to pay the price.
If on the other hand you decided to make your own interpretation of the code based on the common sense approach.
Pay your fine, and get on with the battle of bringing the councilors attention to what you feel are frivolous codes.
On another subject. I’ve tried a couple of times to contact you via e-mail, to no avail?
If you are conducting and open forum, wouldn’t you want to communicate with your concerned participants?
Maybe I have a misconception regarding Free Keene being an open forum for those of us who care to communicate, and debate our opinions?Kudos to you and your contributing bloggers for providing a much needed service.

JRMD

PS.Click here To have a look at my off beat opinion of the way our world is. It’s sometimes serious, sometimes funny, and always cynical.
Oh yeah, leave comments, or e-mail me. I answer all my contributors personally.

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