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psg3 v OlICO to tow illegally parked cars By Georga MSIIer Cornhusker football fans who prefer parking in any available space on game days, can expect to. have their car towed away this season, John Duve, university Picking coordinator, announced. Duve said that any vehicle b'ocking traffic-or parked on lawns, sidewalks or curbs will be towed. Towed cars will be taken to the univer sity holding lot, 1 100 N. 17th St. A towing fee ranging from $10-$ 15 must be paid by owners in order to retrieve their car. In addition, Lincoln Police also will tow cars to the 17th St. tot, according to In spector Dean Leitner of the Lincoln Police Uniform Division, which is in charge of traffic control). Last Saturday, during the Louisiana State University game, 63 illegally parked cars were towed away. Leitner said that was fewer than expect ed and credited good advance publicity about the changed parking policy with creating' 'tremendous cooperation from the fans." Property damage Leitner also said that persons renting parking spaces on grassy areas between streets and sidewalks will be arrested. He said that thousands of dollars in property damage is done by cars parked on these areas which is Lincoln city property. Fraternities along 16th St. are the worst offenders, Leitner said. He warned that violators will be ticketed or even taken to police headquarters. "There is no reason for taxpayers to have to pay for property damage for this kind of parking," Leitner. said. "We can move traffic a lot faster, more safely and with less accidents if people would perk in parking lots." , Duve said tho university traffic regula tions have always included the towing pro vision, but because of the number of cars around campus on game days, a tendency not to enforce the rule prevailed. . However, many unoccupied spaces in lots on campus and the State Fairgrounds easily could accomodate the illegally park ed cars, Puvfc said. 6,000 spaces at fairgrounds "I've never seen the fairgrounds half full during games," Duve said. "There are about 6,000 spaces otri there." Duve said he counted 250 cars parked illegally during last season's Oklahoma State game which could easily have been parked in campus lots, he said. In the past. Campus Police helped pre vent gate crashing and provided emergency service. Now, with gate crashing instances decreasing, more personnel can be used to guard against parking violations. All campus security personnel will concentrate on citing illegally parked cars on game days, Duve said. I ' I 1 lifffiKi my ti . V I J 12th & Q Stop by and see us for the largest selection of pants and S W 33 tr s in Lincoln! tftn coon urui moof tuition costs at the cJ University of S Nebraska, vocational & technical schools, and state supported it 'e pay you w 2Doroxintately cfri iJMD'ayearfor W days work, g- for further information call 1776 North 10th street Lincoln, Ne. 68508 432-7641 ext. 38& The decision to enforce the parking re gulations was made last year, he said. Notices of the parking crack-down were sent to each ticket-holder and flyers sug gesting legal parking places were placed on illegally parked cars. , There were three main reasons for the crack-down, according to Duve. One is that illegally parked cars interfere with emer gency ambulance and fire service. - "There are approximately 75,000 80,000 people in the stadium on game days," Duve said. "Emergency personnel must often be dispatched to emergencies like heart attacks, personal injuries and fires during the game. We can't respond when there are cars plugged in every where." Another reason is property damage to lawns, shrubs, steam tunnels and sidewalks. Every year the Grounds Dept. must repair damage caused by parked cars. ' "it's too bad the Grounds Dept. cannot direct their efforts to new areas instead of repairing old areas," Duve said. The third reason was one of equity. V Equal treatment "A student on campus could not expect to park during the week like some visitors on game day," he said. The problem ac cumulated so that people expect to be able to park on lawns. We feel that an individual parking illegally should be treated equally during the week as he is during the week end," he said. . Duve said all area 2 lots are open during weekends. He recommended parking st the National Guard Armory or State Fair grounds. The Athletic Dept. sponsors a bus from the fairgrounds and armory to tfw stadium. Parking spaces are also available at the lots near 21st and Vine streets, lots on 17th St. near Hoidrege, and lots between 14th and 16th streets near W and Avery streets, and 16th and 17th streets near Ne braska Hall. ' I niitiui PiWWa SiwraB M avamr r f iL : mum tQDrT W ! - K ' O - ' mmmm m MCOMMSNOtn MMINC & I j-iriBtiinJ V ClilLTiClET win mmmm ' MAZDA BMW Of Lincoln the rotary engine car the ultimate driving machine iks.LJi N the first safety sports car J Imports I 5020 O Street r
