ALLENTOWN, Pa. – It’s been just over two weeks since a record snowstorm buried our region in about a foot of snow. In Allentown, confusion lingers on clean-up efforts and who is responsible.
Allentown Parking Authority (APA) is setting the record straight on snow clean-up.
“We’re responsible for the parking enforcement and the city is responsible for snow emergencies,” said APA Chairman Ted Zeller.
Zeller told 69 News the authority has gotten a lot of flak over road conditions these last two weeks.
“Everyone’s frustrated and the parking authority is usually the first one to blame. We’re easy targets because nobody likes getting a parking ticket,” Zeller stated.
While they’ve written tickets if someone is parked in an unsafe way, they’re not responsible for clearing roads or vehicles. That’s the job of Allentown Public Works.
“If you’re parked in a snow emergency zone, the parking authority actually isn’t towing that car. A city contractor is the one towing that car,” Zeller explained.
Meanwhile, a video shared on Facebook caused further confusion on clean-up efforts after Allentown police officers were going door-to-door on Allen Street at 12:30 Saturday morning.
“We’re happy that they remove the snow, but we’re like at that time? When everybody is sleeping, you want everybody to rush out of their homes in their pajamas to move their cars,” said resident Rebecca Ramos.