Greenwich To Reissue Parking Permits To Employees At Town Hall

GREENWICH, CT — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday approved an amendment to the traffic ordinance that will allow parking hangtags to be issued to employees who work at Town Hall.

LuAnn Bellantoni, Parking Services business services manager for Greenwich, went before the board on Thursday with the request. She said hangtags used to be issued to employees, but they "fell off the radar" over the years.

"We'd like to reinstate this so we can, to the best of our ability, be reassured that whoever is parking is an employee. Also if we need to reach someone if their headlights are on or their car is beeping, we would know who it is. That would come in handy," Bellantoni said.

The town can then enforce the lot at Town Hall and prohibit those who don't have hangtags.

"Rather than putting up a gate with an arm, we can enforce it by having one officer just walk around or drive around to make sure that all the appropriate cars parked in the three levels have purple hang tags hanging from their rearview mirror," Bellantoni added.

The Parking Services Department has a license plate recognition system, but Bellantoni said it's better suited for larger parking lots.

She also explained to the board that the hangtags could reinforce good behavior.

"I think this would give a heightened respect for people's property. I know my car in a matter of two years got clipped twice. Someone took out my front bumper and someone took out my front headlight' one person reported it, the other took off. I think people might be more respectful if you realize there's a fellow employee parked next to you." Bellantoni said.

The board unanimously approved the request.