About 500 parking tickets were issued by the Harbor Department between May and September 2018, which is consistent with 2017 and 2016, but only 375 tickets have been paid, according to Harbormaster Glo Wollen

Vehicle owners tend to pay off their parking tickets before reaching their sixth ticket which is when a wheel clamp, or boot, is placed on the offending vehicle. In the South Boat Harbor, where most of the tickets were given, there is a seven day parking period. After the seventh day, a $15 ticket is placed on the vehicle each day. With the sixth ticket and the boot comes a $35 boot re...