2024-04-09 05:55:40
Calls with the… scoop, even to parked vehicles whose drivers had paid the prescribed fee, the Municipal Police confirmed at the municipal parking lot in Litharitsia on Thursday morning.
The reason given by the municipal police was that there were no payment receipts or free parking cards placed on the windshield, which led to the conclusion that they entered illegally from the exit, where there is neither an employee nor a bar. Which may be true in some cases, while there are also cases where drivers enter at times when entry is free.
Drivers, who had normally paid the price, strongly protested the calls, with the municipal authority of Ioannina apologizing in a statement, explaining that this move did not follow an order but was the result of a misinterpretation on the part of the Municipal Police.
“The authorities have already taken up the matter and are looking for the correct administrative and legal method, in order to settle the problem that has arisen. As soon as this is done, the municipality will inform all citizens with a new announcement”, it is stated in a statement of the Municipality.
There is also a problem with the use of the parking lot next to the Metropolis, which has been allocated for the parking of municipal employees’ vehicles, but usually there are few cars inside, given that the road opposite the City Hall to Litharitsia is also available for the parking of municipal employees , while they enter the Municipal Parking without paying a fee. Despite all this, municipal police officers issue almost instant summonses to anyone who enters the parking lot even for a few minutes, showing particular diligence in their control. On the contrary, in exhortations of residents for control in other places, they reach the point of inventing excuses, except of course the permanent one that they are few and not enough.
Of course, a question arises as to whether it is legal for a Municipality to have three parking spaces for its employees, two of which are for exclusive use.