New Haven police left a $30 ticket on the windshield of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s car after his driver, a state trooper, parked illegally outside of an exclusive club where Malloy was meeting with local businessmen Thursday, according to a report by the New Haven Independent.
As Malloy tackles one of the toughest budget fights a Connecticut governor has faced, the question of who will pay the bill for the infraction, no matter how small it is.
“I know you had a question about the parking ticket from earlier today,” Malloy spokeswoman Arielle Reich wrote to a New Haven Independent reporter. “Just wanted to let you know the governor is paying for it personally. He’s dropping it in the mail today.”
New Haven spokesman Adam Joseph told the New Haven Independent that Malloy has 15 days to appeal the ticket or pay it.
Earlier, Malloy reportedly told a New Haven Independent reporter that who pays the parking ticket is up to the state troopers since he said, “I don’t park.”
Malloy met with businessmen at the Quinnipiack Club at 221 Church Street at noon. When he arrived at the club, his driver, Trooper Gary Williams, parked the Governor’s black Lincoln Towncar right outside of the entrance, in a no-parking zone, according to the report.
The New Haven Independent said the car was parked half-way into a no-parking zone near a fire hydrant near a sign that reads “No Parking Anytime.” Malloy was not ticketed with the larger fine of $50 for parking in a fire zone.
Read the full story from the New Haven Independent here.