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Parking Fee Hike Proposed For Hartford Parking Fee Hike Proposed For Hartford
Parking Fee Hike Proposed For Hartford The Hartford City Council is considering significant permit fees for downtown parking-lot operators in an effort to regain revenue lost due to COVID-19. If approved, the higher fees would most likely result in higher parking rates for motorists. The proposal is to raise biennial permit fees from a maximum of $1,000 to as much as $28,900 depending on the size of the parking lot/garage, according to the Hartford Business Journal. The higher fee would be doubled in 2025 and doubled again in 2030. Higher fees would also put pressure on parking lot owners to pare down available spots. Hartfor…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension
Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension Hartford's police chief is facing suspension after he allegedly hit a guardrail in his city-issued SUV about six weeks ago. On Monday, July 13, the Hartford City Council will take up whether to suspend Police Chief Jason Thody from all duties while an investigation by the State Attorney into the incident is conducted, according to WTNH News 8. Thody said he was distracted by his phone when the crash happened on Sunday, May 31, but a witness who called 911 after the chief's black Chevy Tahoe grazed a guardrail on Route 154 near the Haddam-Chester line, said he thought the driver, T…

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by Kristin Palpini