WINONA, Minn. – The Winona alternate-side parking ordinance goes into effect Thursday at midnight for street crews to sweep away leaves before snow makes it all muck. It’s an annual event, snow or no snow, cast arbitrarily into the calendar. The rules:
> Vehicles must be on a specific side of the street between 12:01 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. through March 15.
> On odd dates, Parking is allowed only on the side of the street with odd-number addresses.
> On even dates, parking is allowed only on the side of of the street with even-number addresses.
> Downtown Parking Lot 1, off Second Street between Center and Lafayette, is regarded as an odd numbered address.
> Downtown Parking Lot 3, by the bus shelter off Center Street. between Third and Fourth Street, .is regarded as an even numbered.
Violations are subject to a $25 ticket from police. When snow warrants towing, a tag-ad-tow provision in the ordinance takes effect. A green Borkowski truck will tow vehicles into storage in Goodview. As a city contractor, Borkowski charges its own towing fee, a daily storage fee, and a retrieval fee. These can total hundreds of dollars – plus the te basic $25 police ticket.