In my time here at MC, I've accumulated $75 worth of parking tickets. I'm a bit upset with MC's policies on parking. There's a commuter parking lot behind Chrestman that the commuters use throughout the week. On the weekends however there are no commuters in the commuter parking lot and it is much closer than the R3 parking lot that we guys in Chrestman are supposed to park in therefore I've been parking in that parking lot on the weekends. Everything was going well for the first several weekends I stayed at MC, but the past couple of weekends haven't been so good.
I got a ticket on Friday at 6:30 for being in the commuter parking lot. $25. So I figured, "Ok, maybe I shouldn't park here on Fridays, but the other days will be fine." So next week I move my car back in the commuter parking lot on saturday, and sure enough, Sunday night I find a ticket on my windshield. Another $25! And then there was my first ticket that I got for being in the commuter parking lot at 7:08 Monday morning a few weeks ago. That was legitimate and I paid it, but I've appealed one of these (and haven't heard anything back in over a week) and plan to go down to the security office soon.
I have a friend in Senate that has told me about a bill that they're trying to get approved to make the commuter parking lot available on weekends. Hopefully it goes through and they cancel the tickets I've received. I just don't understand why the students in Chrestman can't park in the commuter parking lot on weekends when there aren't any commuters! On the parking rules sheet we got at orientation it does say something about faculty/staff parking spots being open on weekends but not the "physical plant" parking spaces. I'm not sure if this includes the commuter parking lot or not. It'd be nice if they made it a little clearer.
On top of all of this, I can't pre-register for my classes next semester until the tickets are paid or appealed. I think it's safe to say I won't be parking in the commuter parking lot anymore.
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I hope that you may get a good result of this problem as soon as possible. And I think this problem could be a point between policy and humanization.
Sorry about all your parking ticktets. That's kind of ridiculous, but atleast they're working on a way to fix it.
Well just don't park there anymore. They check that parking lot like everyday. They do not check the other ones as often.
That is weird man I thought that the commuter lot was open on the weekends. Guess not. Well now I know not to park there. Thanks for letting me know.
I'm sorry that you got those tickets but you kind of did it to yourself. After the first one you should of been a clue. I would just suck it up and pay for the tickets. Even if they pass the policy that you can park there they will probably make you pay them.
Well I think you need to stop parking there and then you will not have to pay so many tickets. It won't kill you to walk
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