PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia Parking Authority now has the power to impound vehicles if they have been used for illegal dumping. The law took effect last week, so no vehicles have been seized yet, but Executive Director Rich Lazer said the PPA is ready.
“If you’re in a spot where a camera’s there and it’s catching you in the act, we’ll be out there to help enforce on that,” he said.
The city has 300 cameras trained on legacy dump sites, which have been used to issue fines. The city spends about $48 million a year cleaning up the sites, with little progress. Maurice Sampson of Clean Water Action said the power to impound vehicles takes it up a notch…