If you parked in a school parking lot in Hartford during the snowstorm parking ban, the city is asking you to remove your car by noon so they can clear them and reopen schools.
But before you can move your car, you might have to dig out and clear the snow off the top, so come prepared with a shovel and scraper.
The capital city instated a parking ban soon after the Super Bowl on Sunday and it was lifted at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning to get the cars off of city streets, allowing plows to come through.
But Hartford police reported seeing low compliance with the parking ban this time around. They towed 515 cars and issued 733 tickets.
And the tickets come with hefty fines.
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"$95. And it's crazy. I could use that to buy food for my kids. It's ridiculous. That's gas money," Jay Smith, of Hartford, said.
Since the snow kept falling on Monday, city leaders kept extending the parking ban. School lots were offered as alternate parking locations.
The ban was lifted at 9 a.m. and residents have until noon to move their cars from school lots.
