To the Editor:
The Arlington County Board has spent considerable time and effort advocating for a "second signature" requirement and other measures to make it more difficult for property owners to tow illegally parked automobiles. This effort defies logic.
Why should the county government encourage people to park on the private property of others without their permission and without consequences?
I've had my car towed. I only ran into the store for a minute. Know who's fault it was? Mine. Here's a solution for the problem of getting your car towed — don't park illegally. Store owners have paid for parking — in their lease or in the purchase price for their property. They have the right to restrict the use of property they've paid for. They should not be asked to subsidize the business operations of others who have not paid for parking. And the county government should not rush to support people who scoff at the law — including the law of private property rights.
Colin Uckert
Arlington