Savannah officials are taking down the license tag numbers of cars parked illegally near downtown churches on Sunday, but insist they aren't interested in who's worshipping.
City officials say, they're conducting a survey in connection with a fracus over cars parked illegally around congested city squares on Sunday morning.
City officials recently pulled back from more strict enforcement of parking regulations after a public outcry over Sunday morning tickets. Parking Service Coordinator Jim Gilliamsen says, they've been writing down tag numbers for about a month.
"We're recording tag numbers, but we're not running the tags, so we don't know who the people are" Gilliamsen says. "It's a manual thing. What we're doing is verfying the churches' concerns are valid, people don't park in front of crosswalks, they don't park in front of fire hydrants."
Church pastors say, illegally parked cars are not blocking access. Gilliamsen says, city officials are concerned with the ability of fire trucks to get around the squares.
City officials say, they're conducting a survey in connection with a fracus over cars parked illegally around congested city squares on Sunday morning.
City officials recently pulled back from more strict enforcement of parking regulations after a public outcry over Sunday morning tickets. Parking Service Coordinator Jim Gilliamsen says, they've been writing down tag numbers for about a month.
"We're recording tag numbers, but we're not running the tags, so we don't know who the people are" Gilliamsen says. "It's a manual thing. What we're doing is verfying the churches' concerns are valid, people don't park in front of crosswalks, they don't park in front of fire hydrants."
Church pastors say, illegally parked cars are not blocking access. Gilliamsen says, city officials are concerned with the ability of fire trucks to get around the squares.
