Overview
- Multiple Fairmount and nearby residents say they received parking tickets or had cars towed despite holding temporary Lemon Hill or residential Fan Fest permits.
- The PPA says the errors happened while processing thousands of temporary permits and that a daily accuracy-control check will identify and cancel tickets written in error.
- Agency data released to reporters shows nearly 2,500 tickets issued over one recent weekend and 173 flagged so far as errors for vehicles with valid permits.
- Affected motorists describe lost time, unexpected trips to tow yards, and personal loss of access to vehicles, and some have taped permit confirmation emails to car windows to avoid further enforcement.
- City council offices are fielding complaints and residents remain uncertain about how many vehicles were impacted and when all cancellations and refunds will be completed.