SO CALLED “BATTERY FLAWS” MEAN A LOT OF SANTA FE DRIVERS WON’T HAVE TO PAY PARKING TICKETS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BATTERY FLAWS CAUSED ABOUT 280 METERS TO MALFUNCTION AND THAT TICKETS ISSUED TO PEOPLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS ARE BEING THROWN OUT.
CITY SPOKESMAN MATT ROSS TELLS THE NEW MEXICAN THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SOLAR-CHARGED BATTERIES THAT POWER UP THE METERS. HE SAYS THEY’VE GOTTEN CALLS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE METERS.
