The fishing parking permit in Newport was done as an alternative to the complete prohibition of parking on those access roads at night, which very nearly happened.
And credit for the work involved - and one of these
- has to go DZ and past Councilwoman Kate Leonard for at least keeping those roads open for fishing vehicles. The guy who bought and restored 'Angelsea', the last mansion on the right at Ruggles began to treat the road as his own private property for a while, up to and including putting his own speedbumps in the road and painting his own 'No Parking' warnings along the curb.
Yeah, it's a pain in the butt but the $10 fee for Newporters (and unfortunately, $60 I believe for non-residents - even the other Island towns) is a small price to pay given the alternative. Of course, the fee doesn't appear to slow down the Middletowners poaching Newport fish like Monomoy Ed B very much
- anyway, I think the resident status ought to include Newport County but so it goes.
Brenton Park
is officially closed from sunset to sunrise but the DEM guys and local gendarmes are just trying to keep a lid on monkey-business and littering out there. I've been spot-lighted at night but never hassled - I usually just respond with a friendly wave of acknowledgement - but then I also know a lot of them, too.
Definitely get a permit, Chief - and Basswipe, get a permit and a hair-cut
Just kidding, it wasn't all that long ago I got rid of my mid-life pony-tail
