PORT ANGELES — Downtown Port Angeles will have a new parking enforcement officer Monday.
Volunteer police officer Russ Fish will cover the beat on a part-time basis until veteran parking enforcement Officer Sandra Strafford returns to duty.
“He is filling in for at least four months,” Port Angeles Deputy Chief of Police Brian Smith said.
Strafford was struck by a minivan at the intersection of Oak and Front streets in late August.
“We have not had someone assigned to parking full-time since she was injured,” Smith said.
Fish is an active member of the volunteer police program. He will primarily enforce the limited time zone and restricted parking zone laws, police said.
A ticket for parking for more than two hours in a limited time zone is $25.
A ticket for parking in a restricted zone is $40.
Nearly all downtown curbside parking is limited to two hours. Most city parking lots allow three-hour parking.
Port Angeles police said Fish is already familiar with the downtown corridor through his experience as a volunteer officer.
Downtown merchants can expect Fish to stop in to introduce himself, police said.
Parking permits can be purchased at Port Angeles City Hall for $15 per month.
A yearly parking pass costs $165.
