City offers drivers a way to avoid parking tickets through good cause – but you only have 30 days to apply | 16S1KSG | 2024-04-28 12:08:01
DRIVERS can find other ways to pay their parking tickets while also supporting a good cause – but the time to apply is ticking.
Las Vegas, Nevada announced that, in exchange for donating school supplies, drivers can pay off some of their outstanding parking tickets.
All supplies received through the program will be donated to the PEF Teacher Superstore, a nonprofit associated with the Public Education Foundation, according to a press release.
Drivers who have received parking tickets between May 1 and June 14, 2024, can participate, according to the release.
The city says that if a ticket was issued between those dates, a driver can resolve it by donating new, unwrapped school supplies of equal or greater value than the fine.
The school supplies have to be brought to the Parking Services Offices within 30 days of the infraction date and proof of purchase is required, according to the city.
The City Council adopted an ordinance that authorized the creation of the program in 2016.
Its program helps teachers, who often have to pay for supplies out of pocket, get what they need for the school year at a fraction of the cost.
All teachers have to pay is a $26 membership fee to gain access to hundreds of dollars worth of supplies.
Some of the items that are being accepted include:
- Pencils
- Pens
- Index cards
- Paper towels/Disinfecting wipes
- Copy paper
- Scissors
- Rulers
- Pencil sharpeners
A similar program was voted unanimously by the Las Vegas City Council in 2019 where drivers could pay for parking tickets by donating food during the holiday season.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Donations were made to the Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, a nonprofit that assists low-income and disabled senior citizens.
COSTS A PRETTY PENNE
Other cities have adopted similar programs such as Old Town, Maine, which had drivers find ways to pay parking tickets earlier this year.
City officials decided to have residents dismissed with a $10 pasta donation after discovering an influx of unpaid parking tickets.
Parking tickets in the town cost $20 but can range up to $40 depending on the infraction, Deputy Chief Lee Miller told NBC affiliate WCSH.
<p class="article__content--intro"> In order to participate in the donation program, drivers have to have specific citations. </p> </div> </div> If left unpaid for 30 days, the fine can double as well.
Some of the donations were also delivered to the Caring Community Cupboard, the Holy Family Parish, and the Penobscot Nation, according to WCSH.
"We are not looking to make revenue off of parking tickets, we are just looking for compliance," Miller said.
"If someone wants to give food instead, we are just as happy to have that happen."
The school supplies must be of greater than or equal value to the parking ticket[/caption]
The donations help support the Public Education Foundation[/caption]
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