Emergency prohibits parking downtown to facilitate snow removal
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Staunton City Manager Stephen Owen and Police Chief Jim Williams have declared a snow emergency in advance of the pending winter storm this weekend. The declaration includes a prohibition of parking on several downtown streets to facilitate snow-removal efforts during and after the storm.
The parking prohibitions during the snow emergency include:
– Beverley Street from Lewis to Market
– Central Avenue from Frederick to Johnson
– New Street from Frederick to Johnson
– Market Street from Frederick to Kalorama
– Byers Street from Lewis to Johnson
Appropriate signs shall be posted along such routes to give notice of such prohibition.
This declaration and regulation shall be in effect from Thursday, Feb. 4, 5 p.m. local time, until such time that the city manager and police chief declare otherwise.
Free parking in the Wharf Lot, Johnson Street and New Street parking garages, Augusta and Hardy parking lots, will be available all day on Friday, Feb. 5, and through the weekend until the snow emergency is lifted.
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