The time is nigh my friends. The snow is coming. There’s no way around it. Which begs the question: Should space savers be allowed or banned in Jamaica Plain?
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Boston Police said they’re sending extra patrols around the Seaverns Avenue area, were there has been a cluster of reports of vandalism likely arising from disputes over parking.
JP real estate agent Mary Wallace gave voice to one line of argument as the city starts picking up space savers on trash days this week. She made a sign reading, “(Snow Pile) Take Me, I’m a Space Saver” on snow-choked Asticou Road.
Mayor Marty Walsh says go ahead and use space savers past the “Menino rule” of 48 hours from the end of a snow emergency, according to an interview with the Herald and a slight wording change on the city’s Website.
Space saver in #jamaicaplain “Be decent… Try not being an asshole (for once)” @universalhub pic.twitter.com/HWBAmXcbY6
— Bobbie (@girlinjp) February 19, 2015
The message on this space saver, found at the corner of Myrtle and Pond, starts out politely enough. But read to the end.
The parking nightmare appears to have driven at least one resident to take the air out of his or her neighbor’s tires (or possibly slash them.) And, according to social media chatter, at least three cars in the vicinity have gotten the same treatment.
The rule for space savers, established by former Mayor Tom Menino, is they can be used for up to 48 hours after the end of a snow emergency. Since the most recent snow emergency lifted at 6 p.m. Tuesday, that means space savers need to be gone from your street by 6 p.m. Thursday.
We’ve installed a nifty little countdown clock on the right sidebar of this website as a reminder.