Great Neck Plaza Village Hall will remain open until 8 p.m. on three nights during the next two months for residents to renew their street parking permits, the village announced last Wednesday.
Village Hall will stay open until 8 p.m. March 17, March 24 and April 14 to issue parking permits.
Great Neck Plaza Mayor’s assistant Brian Hetey said the village is extending the village’s hours on those days to accommodate residents who work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can’t get to the village office before it closes at 4:45 p.m. on weekdays.
“We haven’t done this in the past,” Hetey said. “For some residents it’s hard to come in during the work day so we figured this would be a courtesy to them.”
Residents must present their car registration and driver’s license to renew their street parking permits.
If neither the registration nor the license has a valid Plaza address listed on them, residents have to present two original additional proofs of residency, such as a utility bill or a bank statement, the village said in a statement.
Permits that expired at the end of December will have a grace period until April 15. If vehicles do not have a permit by that time they are subject to ticketing, the village said.
The ticket fee is $10.
Adding additional time for residents to get parking permits is something the village has considered in the past, but this was the first time the village finally gotten around to doing it, Hetey said.
He said he does not know exactly how many residents asked the village to be open later, but he said it was enough to consider extending the time.
The village might consider extended the hours again, he added.
