Effective Thursday, the five city-owned metered lots will be available for free parking — residents and visitors will no longer have to deposit money into the parking meters.
The 12 parking meter spots on the square will return to three-hour parking. The City of Newton Public Works Department will begin taking the parking meters out of the lots this week, but in the interim, an “Out of Order” sticker has been placed on each parking meter to notify residents that payment is not required.
Any resident who has purchased a parking permit from the Newton Police Department for the city-owned lots will be refunded the prorated amount remaining on their parking permit. Residents should expect to receive their parking permits refund in the mail during the month of October.
Residents are still responsible for paying any parking tickets received in the metered lots prior to the Oct. 1 effective date with late fees still applicable for non-payment.