Medford Took Control of Parking Operations in Early January
(MEDFORD)—As
of January 6, 2022, the City is now in charge of parking operations and
enforcement with the cancellation of its contract with vendor Park
Medford. With the City back in control, there will be a brief
transitional period while the parking department is building its team
and updating equipment.
Since
Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn ended the Park Medford contract over the
summer, the new department has been staffing up with Parking Director
Faye Morrison hired in October and seven employees onboarded in January.
As the team works to optimize procedures and program kiosks, parking
will be free for the public for the next few weeks. The City has added
new signage to the payment kiosks throughout its commercial streets
alerting the public to this change in enforcement.
The
City estimates that kiosks will be fully operational and accepting
payments some time in February. Next month, the public will be alerted
to the changes in enforcement and told of the timeframe of when people
can expect ticketing to start.
For
people needing to pay a ticket, cash payments for previously issued
parking tickets are being accepted at the Treasury Office window in room
108 at Medford City Hall, as long as people bring the physical ticket.
For
those seeking to renew a parking permit and are worried about
ticketing, the City is compiling a list of people whose permits have
expired and will be mindful with enforcement that these permits are yet
to be renewed. Those interested in renewing their permit can contact the
parking office at 781-393-2463, leave their information and the City
will contact you when permits are available.
The
City has launched the Parking Department web page that has plenty of
useful information for the public, including policies, frequently asked
questions and contact information for parking staff. For more info,
visit medfordma.org/parking.
It
was expected that the transition to an equitable and efficient parking
department run by the City would have its challenges, which is why we
have repeatedly asked for your patience. These issues however are only
temporary, and the City appreciates the public’s patience and
understanding as it brings a better parking strategy to the community.
We will be updating everyone again in the coming weeks when we have more information and a better timeline.
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