LEWISTON, Maine – Mid Valley Motors Towing and Recovery says it has had enough of ongoing illegal parking issues at 240 Bartlett St. and is now donating every dollar collected from parking enforcement to Victims First for the Lewiston shooting fund.
In a public statement, the Lewiston business said the situation has become unmanageable and blamed local officials for making it worse.
“Enough is enough,” the statement said. “The parking issues for 240 Bartlett St are absolutely out of hand.”
According to Mid Valley Motors Towing and Recovery, it has tried “every level of local government” to address the issue, only to see the problem escalate after a vote this week that it says nearly doubled the occupancy of the facility.
“We have tried every level of local government to fix these issues and instead this week they voted to almost double the occupancy making the issue twice as bad,” the statement said.
The business said it was told to have vehicles towed if parking violations continued, and it has now begun doing exactly that.
But the company said the effort is not about profit.
“This isn’t about money,” the statement said. “Every dollar we just collected was donated to Victims First towards the Lewiston Shooting fund.”
Mid Valley Motors Towing and Recovery said it plans to continue donating all money collected from parking enforcement at the property to the victims’ fund.
“Another day of teaching, another donation to Victims First for the Lewiston shooting fund,” the statement said. “As we have said before, every single dollar collected for parking issues here will be donated.”
The statement also took direct aim at Chair Shana Cox and the Lewiston Planning Board, accusing them of worsening an already strained situation by approving increased occupancy at the site.
“I would again like to thank my partners in this endeavor, Shana Cox and the Lewiston Planning Board,” the statement said. “Without your votes to double the occupancy of this already maxed facility none of this would be possible.”
The business ended with a blunt message about where things now stand.
“A hard line has been drawn, and we will not be bullied nor intimidated,” the statement said.
