Tinley Park Waives Commuter Parking Fees During Pandemic

Press release from the Village of Tinley Park:

The Village realizes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the State’s “Stay at Home” order have greatly affected travel. People simply aren’t driving as often, and as a result, they aren’t using commuter parking facilities as much as before.

Because of this, the Village has waived fees for use of the commuter parking lots in April, and the Tinley Park Police Department will not issue tickets for cars displaying an expired parking permit during April. In addition, daily fee lots will not be ticketed for non-payment.

Current permit holders in March will receive a credit of one-half the month ($15). If a permit holder has prepaid for the second quarter of 2020 (April, May and June), they will also receive credit for the month of April ($30). These credits can be applied toward the payment of a future quarter.

If a permit holder hasn’t paid for the second quarter of 2020, the permit renewal will be reduced to $60 (May and June).

If a permit holder has prepaid for the second quarter of 2020 or subsequent, but now finds they will no longer be using the commuter lot, the Village will issue a COVID-19 refund for the unused pre-paid periods upon return of the unused placards. The placards must be returned to receive this refund.

The single-use tokens for the daily fee lots do not expire and can continue to be used after the “Stay at Home” order has been lifted. If commuters need to purchase additional sheets of tokens while the Village Hall is closed to the public, they can continue to be purchased via a mail request, or through the Village night drop box. A sheet of ten tokens is $15.

The Village will reassess the situation in May. For more information, please visit TinleyPark.org/Commuters.

This press release was produced by the Village of Tinley Park. The views expressed here are the author’s own.