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‘I Was Not Aware That This Was the Wrong Side’: Parking Ticket Appeals

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What follows are excerpts from parking ticket appeals letters filed recently with the New Canaan Parking Bureau. Where available, we’ve included information on the violation for which these people were cited, in what amount, and where and when the violation occurred. We preserve all capital letters and punctuation as written by the appellant. ***

“I received a ticket on 10/18/16 for parking on the wrong side. I was not aware that this was the wrong side as the parking spot did not indicate you cannot park both ways.

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‘I Was Tied Up In a Conference Call’: Parking Ticket Appeals

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What follows are excerpts from parking ticket appeals letters filed recently with the New Canaan Parking Bureau. Where available, we’ve included information on the violation for which these people were cited, in what amount, and where and when the violation occurred. We preserve all capital letters and punctuation as written by the appellant. ***

“On 9/13/16, I pulled into a parking spot on Forest St at 12:21 p.m. to meet clients at Gates at 12:30 p.m. We left Gates at 2 p.m. as my phone alarm went off to alert me that I needed to get back to the office. My clients & I walked back to my car and stood outside the car from 204 p.m. to 214 p.m. talking with a gentleman who indicated he was the Realtor for the retail condo complex across the street.

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‘My Sister Was with Me, from Boston’: Parking Ticket Appeals

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What follows are excerpts from parking ticket appeals letters filed recently with the New Canaan Parking Bureau. Where available, we’ve included information on the violation for which these people were cited, in what amount, and where and when the violation occurred. We preserve all capital letters and punctuation as written by the appellant. ***

“Please excuse the ticket, it wasn’t intentional—my sister was with me, from Boston, and we were both mistaken.”

—$20 for unpaid space at Morse Court, 12:02 p.m. on Aug. 1

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“I parked in front of Baldanza and double-checked the space before I left my car, and it appears that it was acceptable to park as it is not in front of a driveway where cars pass nor is it marked with yellow paint or a sign indicating ‘no parking.’ ”

—$30 for obstructing a driveway on Elm Street, at 9:34 a.m. on Aug.

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‘I Have a Broken Ankle’: Parking Ticket Appeals

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What follows are excerpts from parking ticket appeals letters filed recently with the New Canaan Parking Bureau. Where available, we’ve included information on the violation for which these people were cited, in what amount, and where and when the violation occurred. We preserve all capital letters and punctuation as written by the appellant. ***

“I respectfully wish to appeal this ticket as I believe it was issued in error. I had parked along Main Street in a 90-minute spot just prior to 11 a.m. on 7/13.

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Motorist Arrested in New Canaan Is Appealing Parking Ticket That Led To Confrontation, Criminal Charge

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The 24-year-old Norwalk woman arrested in June following an altercation downtown with a parking enforcement officer—one of the incidents that has led to New Canaan purchasing body cameras for those municipal workers—is appealing the ticket she received for parking in a handicapped space. Chanel Grant said in an appeal to the New Canaan Parking Commission that she had pulled into the only available space so that a friend in the car could re-snap a child into a car seat in back. After receiving a ticket, Grant also was arrested for breach of peace, police have said. Grant said in her appeal letter that she filmed the entire incident. Her criminal case has been statutorily sealed, according to Connecticut Judicial Branch records.