Ansonia Announces Winter Parking & Snow Removal Regulations

ANSONIA - Winter Parking Regulations will be in effect from December 1, 2017 thru March 31, 2018. There shall be in the city a Twenty Four hour (24) a day, seven (7) days a week, parking ban on all city streets and highways. The purpose is to allow snow equipment to remove snow and ice as quickly as possible from all city streets and highways, with the following exceptions:

For this winter season: Motor vehicles shall be allowed to be parked, starting on December 1, 2017, on the odd-numbered side of municipal streets continuing until March 31, 2018.

City streets that display “No Parking Signs” shall be exempt from alternate side parking during the winter parking season in the area designated by the “No Parking Signs.”

These streets include: South Cliff Street, North State Street, Crescent Street (Howard Ave to Day St.), Franklin Street (Jackson to Wakelee Ave), Colony Street, Division Street and North Spring Street (from Hill Street to Jewett Street), High Street (Lester St. to Howard Ave), Doyle Drive, Fourth Street (Gatison Park area), Church St., Holbrook St. (Pork Hollow to Jackson St.) and Pork Hollow.

Parking is only permitted on the even numbered side of the following streets, regardless of the calendar year:

• Fifth Street;
• Jewett St. (North Spring Street to Platt Street);
• Hotchkiss Terrace (the area west of Kathy Lane);
• North Cliff Street ;
• Colony Street, north of Gardner’s Lane;
• Park Place.

Parking is prohibited on the following streets: Stage Coach Road, Remer Street, Union Street, Crowley Street, Pleasant Street, Beaver Street, (North Street to the Seymour Line), Holbrook Court and Father Lar Drive, Lawton Terrace, Crescent Street (Howard Ave to Lester St.), North Fourth Street, Prospect Street, (Moulthrop St. to Viselli Court), Rockwood Ave. Ext., Viselli Court, Walkers Court, Oak Lane and Carver St.

Parking is prohibited on Main Street, West Main Street and East Main Street from 1200 a.m. (midnight) to 6:00 a.m.

Any person receiving a written notice for violating the regulation must either submit payment of $15.00, or file a formal appeal, to the Police Department within ten (10) days. The fine will increase to $30.00 after ten (10) days.

Residents should also be aware of the city regulation that requires the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks within 12 hours from the end of the snowfall. The owner of the land and or the person having care and control of the property shall be responsible for the removal.  Any violation of this may result in an infraction for violation of a town ordinance.

(This is a press release from Ansonia Police) 

Seymour Man Holds "Silent" Protest on Snow Removal

 

SEYMOUR- Resident Joseph Luciano staged a "silent protest" outside Town Hall Wednesday (March 8) regarding Seymour's snow removal ordinance.

Although the snow has long since melted, Luciano said downtown business owners, following recent snowstorms, allegedly failed to shovel their sidewalks in a timely manner.

Luciano, who relies on a motorized wheelchair for mobility, said snow blocked portions of downtown sidewalks, preventing him from maneuvering his wheelchair through town, and leaving him cooped up in his nearby apartment for 20 days.

 

Luciano said most of the sidewalks were shoveled only wide enough to allow a person to pass through. The ordinance requires snow to be removed from sidewalks within 24 hours following a snowstorm.  

 

"When property owners remove snow to enable only able-bodied persons to move about, but not persons with disabilities, that's discrimination," Luciano said.  

Ansonia residents talk snow, security at Mayor’s Night Out

Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti, left, listens as resident Ed Norman, Neighborhood Block Watch founder, addresses the crowd Tuesday at a 'Mayor's Night Out' event at Ansonia Rescue Medical Services headquarters. 

By Patricia Villers, New Haven Register

Posted: 03/04/14, 10:11 PM EST |
 

ANSONIA >> Residents at Mayor David S. Cassetti’s first Mayor’s Night Out Tuesday voiced concerns ranging from snow-covered sidewalks to neighbors who keep trash cans at the curb for days.
Cassetti shared the spotlight with Ed Norman, a resident of the 4th Ward who founded the Neighborhood Block Watch in 2009.
More than 75 people attended the event at the Ansonia Rescue Medical Services’ building on West Main Street.

Norman and police Officer Rick Esposito discussed ongoing block watch issues.
Norman said the block watch was founded as “a community effort to get to know your neighbors.”
“Our motto is, ‘if you see it, report it.’” he said. Residents can be anonymous when they call the police department, he added.
Norman said the city is seeking a Valley Community Foundation grant to purchase more block watch signs. “They work,” he said.”People see that and go somewhere else to do their crime.”
“Be the best witnesses you can be,” Esposito said. “We’re not asking for any heroics out there. Nothing is too big or too small to report.”

Police Chief Kevin Hale said the community runs a block watch and the police “just assist.”
He said when a resident is part of block watch, they call (the police department) not just as an individual but as a block watch member. “Great communication is the key,” he said.

As for snow complaints, Hale said homeowners are responsible for clearing snow from the sidewalks six hours after a storm has ended, or the next morning if a storm ends during the night. “We have been getting more aggressive,” he said, in enforcing the city code.

Resident Frank Pergola asked the definition of a sidewalk. He was told a sidewalk is paved or concrete, not just a footpath.
Norman brought up the issue of trash being left out at the curb for days.
Hale said officers are aware of the problem. “We try to be the trash police as well,” he said. “We have issued summons in the past.”

Several residents told new Public Works Director Doug Novak they were pleased with how well the streets were cleared of snow this winter.
Novak introduced himself, saying he has “35-plus years in highway maintenance” with the state Department of Transportation.
A man who said he lives on one-way North State Street told Hale a neighbor is parking out in the middle of the road because the parking space is not cleared.
Hales said cars cannot block traffic. People who park in the street “are subject to enforcement and a tow at their expense,” he said.

Cassetti said he plans to hold similar events on a quarterly basis.

Snow cleanup in Ansonia announced

ANSONIA - The Department of Public Works will begin snow removal on the West Side of the city, Ward 5, effective Friday.

This process will take a couple of days to complete. Residents are asked to be prepared to move their vehicles. 

 “Clearing the snow and widening the streets is extremely important for public safety. In addition, the snow banks and ice buildups are wreaking havoc with our water drainage system,” Mayor David S. Cassetti said.

"The current weather conditions make this an ideal time for the city to reclaim the streets for driving safety and parking convenience. I am asking the residents to be prepared to move their vehicles so that the city can do their job in making the streets safer," Cassetti said.

 "Unfortunately, the city will have to tow any vehicles that impede the process of removing the snow.  We will do everything we can to try to keep the inconvenience to our residents at a minimum. ” 

This is a press release from the mayor's office.