New citation system alerts students when ticketed by Parking Services
One of the most-heard complaints by Student Government Association President Charles Mahone is the issue of on-campus parking.
Starting this fall, students will receive an email notification informing them when they have received a parking citation. This will include when the violation took place, the location and the reason the citation was issued.
Last year, Mahone approached CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley with both the concerns raised and a suggestion
One of Mahone’s goals, he said, was to make communication between Parking Services and students more transparent.
According to Yeagley, there are two issues this new system intends to address: students who leave their vehicle parked for an extended period of time and receive multiple citations, and other students who remove or tamper with tickets that have been placed on vehicles to avoid paying a ticket.
“Our whole goal is to let people know that they’re in the wrong spot so that they can correct it,” Yeagley said.
Parking Services Manager Kim Speet said there has been limited feedback from students as the system was slowly implemented this summer.
“We did that because we didn’t want to expand it for everybody,” she said. “It was kind of like a trial period.”
However, Speet said she hopes to receive feedback once they system is operational to help students avoid unnecessary late fees.
“It’s a win-win for everyone because on our end it avoids some of that confrontation we get,” she said. “They’re not so upset since they got an email.”
