A NEW city initiative is giving drivers a cheaper way to wipe out parking fines.
Instead of shelling out the full ticket amount, residents can now clear violations for nearly half the cost.
The offer is already in effect and available for a limited time (stock image)[/caption]
A city initiative is giving drivers a cheaper way to wipe out parking fines while helping schools (stock image)[/caption]
The offer is already in effect and available for a limited time.
In Tuscaloosa, a college town in west-central Alabama, eligible drivers can now pay off $19 parking tickets by donating $10 worth of school supplies.
Those with two $19 tickets can donate supplies worth at least $20.
All donations must be brand new and accompanied by a receipt showing the value.
The program began on July 7 and ends August 1.
Supplies must be dropped off in person at the Tuscaloosa Municipal court.
Everything collected will go to the Tuscaloosa City Board of Education to help local students.
Suggested supplies include backpacks, calculators, highlighters, and disinfecting wipes.
Items like pens, flash drives, college-ruled notebooks, and boxes of crayons are also on the list.
A donation of at least $10 will qualify for one ticket, while $20 or more covers two, according to Fox News affiliate WBRC.
The city has emphasized that receipts are mandatory for the offer to count.
It is also required that the supplies must be unopened and in their original packaging.
Las Vegas ran a similar program earlier this year.
From May 19 through June 30, drivers in Las Vegas could pay off tickets by donating school supplies.
Suggested School Supplies for Tuscaloosa
- Heavy Duty Backpacks
- Ream White Copy Paper
- Index Cards
- Black & Blue Ink Pens
- 16GB Flash Drive
- Scientific Calculators
- Erasers – 3 packs
- Standard/College Ruled Paper
- College-Ruled Spiral Notebooks
- Mechanical or #2 pencils
- Binder Pouches
- Clorox/Lysol Wipes 3 packs
- Highlighters 3ct.
- Highlighters 10ct.
- Hand Sanitizers
- Box(es) of Kleenex Tissues
- Binder Dividers
- Box of Crayons
- Kids’ Scissors
Source: WBRC
The initiative only applied to tickets issued during those six weeks.
Donations had to match or exceed the value of the citation and be submitted within 30 days.
Supplies were sent to the Public Education Foundation to support classrooms.
“All donations go to the Public Education Foundation, helping classrooms across our community thrive,” the city had tweeted.
Las Vegas accepted both in-person and shipped donations, with citation numbers required for mailed items.
The Nevada program ended on June 30 and is no longer active.
A similar initiative was implemented in Las Vegas earlier this year (stock image)[/caption]
The items must be new, with a receipt, and dropped off at the municipal court by August 1 (stock image)[/caption]
