Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact: Office of the Mayor
January 28th, 2022 203-287-7100
Hamden Announces Parking Ban and Library Closure due
to Inclement Weather
Hamden – Mayor Lauren Garrett and Acting Public Works Director Matthew Kott have
issued a parking ban for the Town of Hamden, effective Friday, January 28th, 2022 at
8:00PM until further notice. This ban is being declared pursuant to Section 71.03 of the
Code of the Town of Hamden. The parking ban prohibits any person to park, or allow to
remain parked, any vehicle on any odd numbered portion of a town street or highway.
The ban further prohibits any person to allow or permit a vehicle to stand or park on any
Town street or highway in such a manner as to constitute a hazard or obstruction to
vehicular or pedestrian traffic. The Hamden Police Department is authorized, pursuant to
Section 71.07 of the Code of the Town of Hamden, to remove any vehicle parked in
violation of this ordinance. Such removal shall be at the risk and expense of the owner of
the vehicle.
Hamden Public Library will be closed Saturday, January 29th. Their digital branch and
virtual reference will still be available.
Please stay off of the roads if possible to allow for cleanup and emergency vehicles.
For further information, please contact the Public Works Department at 203-287-
2600.
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