North Adams Implements Higher Parking Fines

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Higher parking fines are in effect in downtown North Adams.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Watch your meters — the new parking fines are in effect in North Adams beginning this week.

The new schedule of fines approved by the City Council in June were awaiting the arrival of ticket books to begin the implementation of fees expected to raise another $54,000 a year in revenue.

A parking ticket for overstaying your welcome at an expired meter has doubled from $5 — what it's been for years — to $10. Demand notices for ticket scofflaws will add $10 if not paid in 21 days and an additional $10 if paid after the violation has been reported to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Another $5 late fee will be imposed after 45 days.

The city began installing new digital meters last fall that upped the parking fees from a nickel or dime to 25 cents an hour for no more than two hours. Vehicles must be moved at least five spaces after the initial two hours to avoid a parking fine of $10.



The new fines range from $10 to $300 for parking in a handicapped spot without permit. Leaving your keys in the car or the motor running is $15 a piece; parking in a fire lane will get you a $30 fine and within 5 feet of a hydrant, $15.

The bulk of the fines are $15 to $20, largely for parking in inappropriate places such as sidewalks, intersections, tow-away zones and private driveways. Winter parking that impedes snow removal is $30.

Parking meters in the downtown are in effect daily, except Sundays and holidays, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime. 
 
Concerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather. 
 
The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. The project was accelerated after the back of the 150-year-old structure collapsed on March 5
 
Initial estimates for demolition had been $190,000 to $210,000 and included asbestos removal. Those concerns have since been set aside after testing and the mayor believes that the demolition will be lower because it is not a hazardous site.
 
"We also had a lot of contractors who came to look at it for us to not want to touch it because of the proximity to the next building," she said. "Unfortunately time ran out on that property and we did have the building failure. 
 
"And it's an unfortunate situation. I think most of us who have lived here our whole lives and had our pictures taken there and remember being in the window so, you know, we were really hoping the building could be safe."
 
Macksey said the city had tried working with the owner, who could not find a contractor to demolish the building, "so we found one for him."
 
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