Tuscaloosa Once Again Considering School Supply Donations For Parking Tickets

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The City of Tuscaloosa is set to consider once again offering to waive overtime parking tickets with the donation of school supplies.

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Members of the Tuscaloosa City Council will discuss the matter on Tuesday and formally vote on the initiative next week. If passed, Tuscaloosa residents may pay off $18 overtime parking tickets with a donation of school supplies valued at $10.

The City of Tuscaloosa says school supplies valued at $20 or more will be accepted in place of two $18 parking tickets. Donated supplies will be given to the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education and distributed to local students in need.

The initiative was a successful one last year, as Patch previously reported, with the city collecting 1,183 school supplies during the month of August, ultimately canceling out more than 250 parking tickets.

Participants can bring school supplies to the Tuscaloosa Municipal Court office at 2122 6th Street.

If passed, the program will start Aug. 7 and end on Sept. 1.

Here's a list of supplies that will be accepted.

• Heavy duty backpacks: $10
• Ream white copy paper: $4
• Index cards: $.50
• Black & blue ink pens: $1
• 16GB Flash Drive: $4
• Scientific calculators: $9
• Erasers – 3 packs: $1.50
• Standard/college ruled: $1
• College-ruled spiral notebooks: $.60
• Mechanical or #2 pencils: $1
• Binder pouches: $6
• Clorox/Lysol wipes 3 packs: $6.50
• Highlighters 3 count.: $2.10
• Highlighters 1o count.: $6
• Hand sanitizers: $2
• Box(es) of Kleenex tissues: $1.60
• Binder dividers: $1.50
• Box of crayons: $3
• Kids’ scissors: $1.50

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