News : Police ask public to get vehicles of streets and city parking lots before snow

The VPD puts these tags on illegally parked cars; they will be towed if not moved within 24 hours.

With the impending snowstorm predicted to unfold in the Vinton area over the next 48 hours, Vinton Police are seeking everyone's assistance in getting their vehicles and trailers off all public streets and parking lots, and to keep them off the streets until the snowfall has stopped and Street Department plows have been through your area.

"We're looking at what could be one of the biggest snowfall events of the winter hitting us within the next 48 hours, and we really need the public's help with this", Jeff Tilson, Vinton Police Chief said today.

City ordinances require all vehicles to be moved off the public right-of-way, or out of City parking lots, and to remain off those areas until the snowfall has stopped and the areas have been plowed by City crews.

Vinton Police have been towing vehicles for violations of the snow removal or street storage provisions of the City Code already this winter.

Any vehicle which has either of these tags pictured with this story can, and will, be towed without further notice as early as 24 hours after the tag is placed on the vehicle.

"And tearing the tag off but not moving the vehicle won't keep it from getting towed, we photograph those tags when they're placed on the vehicle to prevent a false claim like this. We don't want anyone to have any unnecessary tow bills, but we don't want to waste money plowing around vehicles that shouldn't be on the streets in the first place." Tilson added.

The City's website has a frequently asked questions section devoted to City parking regulations at:

http://www.vintoniowa.net/News/FAQ.htm#PARKING_REGULATIONS