Heads up: Stop calling Old Town parking enforcement during Balloon Fiesta week

I work at one of the shops on San Felipe Street, and every year around Balloon Fiesta I see tourists get tickets because someone tells them to "just park in the Old Town lots" without reading the signs. Those lots have 2 hour limits from 8 to 6, and enforcement doubles during Fiesta week. Last Tuesday I watched three families get $45 tickets in about 30 minutes because they thought the lots were free all day. The city actually sends extra officers down there specifically to catch people who don't check the posted hours. If you're heading to Old Town during Fiesta, park at the Indian Pueblo parking garage instead, it's $5 all day and they don't tow. Has anyone else seen the same thing happen year after year?

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cameron4263d ago

Wait, they actually send extra enforcement down there specifically during Fiesta week? That's wild. I always figured they just had the regular guys out, not like a whole squad hunting for people.

river_hall443d ago

whole squad hunting for people" yeah thats pretty much what it is haha. I used to think the same thing like nah they just have the regular patrols out and its no big deal. But then a buddy of mine got pulled over on Commerce St last Fiesta and the cop straight up told him they bring in extra units from other counties just for that week. Like actual DWI task force teams and stuff. Changed my mind real quick when I saw how many lights were out there.