Durango’s parking-ticket amnesty is over.

Those with two or more late parking tickets can expect a final notice in the mail during the next four weeks warning that the city may boot their cars if the tickets aren’t paid, said Amber Blake, transportation and sustainability director.

Residents have seven days to pay their past-due tickets after receiving the final notice.

The amnesty program, started January 2015, offered those with overdue tickets the chance to pay the original ticket price, which was likely $9 or $12 for most people. The amnesty was introduced because the city was not sending enough letters to remind residents to pay their tickets.

There were 5,425 parking tickets that qualified for the program and about 46 percent of those were paid, Blake said. Those who didn’t take advantage of amnesty are now responsible for the full amount of their fines.

The city received $30,336 out of the $66,231 owed, she said. The total amount owed if all the late fees had been applied was $249,576.

During 2015, the city didn’t boot any cars for past-due parking tickets.

“We put our boots on hold until we could roll through the amnesty,” she said.

On average, the city collects about $500,000 through parking tickets annually. In 2015, the city exceeded that slightly because of the amnesty program.

If you believe the city has a parking problem, changes to city parking lots and parking meters could be coming.

The city will seek feedback about parking as part of an update to the city’s Multimodal Transportation Master Plan.

“I would foresee that’s going to be a big piece of the conversation,” Blake said.

The city plans to hold 10 public meetings about sidewalks, bike lanes, transit, parking and related issues.

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Pay up, speak out

To pay past-due Durango parking tickets, visit www.durangogov.org/payments.

The city plans public meetings to discuss transportation issues, including parking. The first one will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Durango Community Recreation Center.