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CopyLong-parked or junky cars can be towed in Electric City
If you have your car up on blocks and parked on a city street in Electric City, you'd better move it.
The city council passed a parking ordinance last Tuesday night that offers substantial fines or a tow for violators.
Council members have been upset with the number of rigs parked along the street and never moved, some without motors or transmissions.
Better get out your wrenches and go to work, or get a fine.
Also, if you park a perfectly operable vehicle on the street and don't move it for 10 days, you could be subject to a fine. That means you would have to move it to another block, not just pull it up 20 or 30 feet, to avoid a fine.
"Proof that a vehicle has not been moved from a curb location or from a defined block area may be established from Observations at various times of the day for that 10-day period."
Also subject to the new law:
Any vehicle that...
is parked with the windshield or back window with more than half of the surface area broken or removed,
is parked with wheels or tires missing from the axle,
doesn't display a valid current license tab,
is without its motor, transmission, or drive line,
appears to be inoperable due to body damage or missing lights. Vehicles can be towed at the owner's expense.
The council noted that the city will be working with a towing firm in Coulee City.
Fines for the various offenses can start at $80 and go up to $160.
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