Due to the weather, the Town of Amherst has declared a Town Parking Ban for Tuesday March 14th at 11:59pm through Wednesday March 15th at 7:00am.
During a declared Parking Ban, parking is prohibited from midnight to 7:00 am on all town streets and in all parking lots, with 3 exceptions. During this period of parking ban, overnight parking is allowed in:
1. The lower level of the parking garage,
2. The town portion of the Pray Street Lot,
3. Northern row of the town N Pleasant St Lot (row closest to church only).
Otherwise, vehicles will be ticketed and towed nightly, at the owner's expense.
Regular enforcement hours for these lots begins at 8am. Any vehicle left parked in these designated parking area is responsible to pay for parking.
More information can be found on the website at www.amherstma.gov/738/Winter-Parking
If possible, stay off of the roads. If you must go out, please anticipate longer travel times, be aware of plow crews, potential road closures, and avoid downed powerlines, poles, limbs etc. There are known issues in the W. Pomeroy Rd, Bay Rd, the Notch/Rt. 116 areas in the Town of Amherst, MA.
Thank you for your cooperation and stay safe.
