Finch Declares Snow Emergency, Issues Parking Instructions

From Mayor Finch:

Due to the impending winter storm, Mayor Bill Finch has declared a snow emergency in the City beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, February 8.

During the snow emergency, residents must move their cars off posted snow emergency streets. Alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect for all other streets throughout the City in order to allow snow plow drivers’ clear passage.

Snow emergency streets are marked with white signs with red lettering. A list of snow streets can be found on the City’s website–www.bridgeportct.gov/content/89019/89753/95485/95497.aspx. No parking is allowed on snow emergency streets. Vehicles left on snow emergency streets after the ban goes into effect will be subject to fines and towing.

Snow emergency parking lots are available throughout the City. A full list of parking lots can be found at the following link: www.bridgeportct.gov/content/89019/89753/95485/95501.aspx. Parking in the school parking lots listed will be permitted beginning Friday afternoon.

Here is where you should park:

Board of Education–school building parking lots:
· Bassick High
· Central High
· Cesar Batalla
· Park City Magnet
· JFK Campus
· Barnum/Waltersville
· Blackham
· Whittier
· Jettie Tisdale
· Luis Munoz Marin
· Dunbar

Parking lots:
· The Bluefish surface parking lots across the street from the Ballpark
· North End Library
· Veterans Memorial Park (entrance off Madison Avenue)
· Black Rock Bank and Trust
· Municipal Lot adjacent to Ash Creek Saloon
· Health Department at 752 East Main St.
· Lot adjacent to the former Waltersville School
· Achievement First/Old Barnum School
· Open area under the Route 25/8 overpass at Main and Catherine Streets & Washington Avenue
· 1700 Park Avenue (Intersection of Park and North Avenues. Parking lot located at the former supermarket site)

For the latest updates, resources and information about the snow storm, residents are asked to check www.bridgeportct.gov/bptsnow, local television and radio news outlets and follow the City of Bridgeport on Twitter and Facebook and Mayor Bill Finch on Twitter and Facebook.

Note from Bridgeport Police Dept.: Vehicles left parked on snow emergency streets after midnight, Friday will be subject to tagging and towing. Violating the alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules also will result in fines. A list of snow emergency streets can be found on the City’s website by following this link: www.bridgeportct.gov/content/89019/89753/95485/95497.aspx.