Have posted this before and the city replied commented that the driver had been ticketed there twice, though I suspect he gets the tickets waived. Maybe a Freedom of Information request is warranted to get to the bottom of this.

As a resident of Wooster Square this is aggravating. Perhaps Alder Aaron Greenberg can look into this quality of life matter. It's not difficult to ID the employee because all city parking permits are specifically assigned.

Disturbing to think the tickets were waived. This does merit investigation. Other City employees have been ticketed and tickets waived because their supervisor requested a rescission. However this was a one shot deal.

Employees were warned that if repeated (parking beyond posted time limit) future violations would not not be waived and they would be liable for the fine. So the fact that the driver of this EO vehicle repeatedly parks in violation means either they are immune from ticketing or tickets getting waived. Mr. Hausladen, do you care to respond?

Is there some kind of punishment for getting repeated tickets that the department has to pay attention to? He probably says he is on an emergency, like the cops do. I would call that department personally, City Dept of Emergency Operations, and talk right to his boss,, and tell the boss that the next step is to call City Hall, and demand justice!

Rick Fontana is the Director of the Emergency Operations Center. I am also aware that Traffic and Parking director Doug Hausladen is cracking down on city employees issued parking permits, who engage in disobeying the rules such as authorized parking locations and time limits.

So is there a double standard for City employees who are well connected? I want to give Mr. Hausladen the benefit of the doubt that he is unaware of ticket waivers in this matter if that's true because I admired him as 8th ward Alderman.

Hey all, thanks for bringing this to our (my) attention. Just spoke with the city employee that is assigned the car and who needs it for overnight emergency purposes; the employee lives in the neighborhood and apologizes for the headaches they potentially caused in the neighborhood. We have solved the issue moving forward by finding your neighbor a better place to park the vehicle when they drive it home and there is no available on-street parking. Again, we are sorry for the behavior, and thank you for the constructive dialogue and using SeeClickFix.

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for seeking swift resolution to this matter Mr.Hausladen. However I have one more question. Does this employee have a zone 5 Residential Parking Permit? If not will the employee be required to obtain one?

I know moving violations will cause one's insurance premiums to rise , not sure if parking tickets will have those red flags show up.

Another thing- sometimes when there is no available street parking when my neighbors and myself come home from a late night working, we park in a space closest to our front doors out of concern for our safety.

Obviously these are not legal parking spots . So when we find a ticket on our windshield issued early in the morning, well before departing for work it really is dismaying. If only T and P could wait until at least 9 am before ticketing Residential Zone Permit holders in these instances, but I guess that's way too much to ask. It's wrong to treat residents as adversaries.

I am always going to choose safety, because I would rather pay a parking fine than risk being held up at gunpoint.

Frank, I sincerely applaud your follow up on this issue(and am a huge fan of your television work). I personally find it deplorable that someone representing the city in the capacity of an emergency operations public safety officer would risk the public safety out of convenience or laziness. I do have to disagree with your last comment. The fallacy lies in the fact that you state you'll always choose safety, yet if you are illegally parked in that area you are in a public safety violation. By choosing to succumb to a baseless fear of an illusory gunman and risk the safety of whomever walks, drives or cycles in proximity of your car that is obstructing sight lines and turn radii you are in fact doing exactly the opposite. However, I certainly expect better from the people who are paid to be concerned with protecting the safety of the public than said public, and your persistence on this issue goes above and beyond my expectations of the passerby resident. Well done.

Abbot-

Thanks for the appreciation. I understand I was opening myself up to criticism regarding sometime late night parking spots, but I never obstructed sight lines. Baseless fear of illusory gunman-rather presumptuous of you.

Like I stated previously I am a longtime resident.
Guns are not required to commit a mugging, just the threat of violence. However I respect your point of view.

Unfortunately the Department of Traffic and Parking operates from an "us against them Gotcha mentality" . Always has, not just now. Many non-residents are permitted to park for 2 hours . I reiterate my previous statement- residential permit holder's should be given consideration.

Apparently certain City employees are.

it's beginning to look like the pot calling the kettle black, because both are violating parking ordinances. it's true that these ordinances are ALL for good reasons and should ALL be observed.

To my neighbors who witness this, try and observe the Traffic and Parking enforcement officer who is on duty at the time this behemoth is parked. Document the enforcement officer's license plate and or badge number.

I've observed that parking meter maid alright, flying in his car the wrong way down Court St. in the middle of the day and almost colliding into my car as I turned onto our street to unload my luggage.

The point is that no one should ever be parking in those spots at the entrance of Court. Ever. I walk along Greene Street or Olive after parking my car, sometimes overnight due to my job, and I do the best I can to protect myself without taking non-parking spots. We live in a city... that comes with the territory. And for the Emergency personnel to suggest that his emergency occupation doesn't afford him the time to walk a few more steps or yards seems a bit far fetched. He could jog or walk swiftly, just as I would have to do if I were faced with responding to a personal emergency.

When any car, parks in those spots it's creating more of an issue for us all in the event of a real and true emergency. God forbid a firetruck needed to hook up to that hydrant, or get a second apparatus close to Court. If vehicles are parked in those spots we're all done for. It's not fair to compromise the safety of all for the convenience of some. We do such a good job at being neighborly about so many other things, but each other's safety is paramount!

This issue was recategorized from Parking Violation/Abandoned Auto to Other.

Every resident of and parking in an established Residential Permit Zone is required to obtain a Permit for their designated zone.The original complaint makes no reference to a Zone 5 permit displayed on the emergency SUV.

The complaint states that the vehicle is obstructing cars, Court St access and "parked in violation" which I interpret to mean parking beyond the posted time limit of 2 hours for all visitors. Is there an exemption for certain City of New Haven employees?

Fixed

Thanks for fixing this issue!

How was this fixed? No specifics were provided. Was the offending employee provided a Parking space in a City lot?