Letter: S. Tahoe begins fireworks with parking tickets

To the community,

I’m holding citation No. LT10000849, a parking ticket issued on June 29, 2013, in the Venice East paid parking area. The parking meters are up and ticking. Chaos has started in the good old summertime in America’s year-round playground. Have fun.

It appears that the ticket was thrown away by a motorist, no doubt an unhappy camper. The tariff for the violation is $55 mailed to a processing center in Newport Beach. An appeal can be sent to the center, online of course.

Bill Crawford

The latter operation is a divorce created by the city between citizens and city government. Bureaucracy at its best. Also, there is no signage informing the public that there is paid parking on Venice East. One vehicle had paid. Attached to the vehicle was a boat trailer. Apparently, the boat trailer was covered by the parking fee paid for the vehicle. So, the question is, can boat trailers be parked on Venice East? Also, the street isn’t stripped for paid parking. What about RVs?

The city in haste to pick the pocket of visitors and locals lives up to its knack for creating chaos and mistrust.

Bill Crawford, South Lake Tahoe

PS: On July 1, the city painted black paint over the parallel white lines on Venice East, lines that are there for the safety of walkers, joggers, and cyclists. The lines were “erased” to mark space for paid parking. Priorities do change.