Got Dobbs Ferry parking tickets issued before 2007? Most likely, you won't have to pay them!

Dobbs Ferry's board of trustees voted unanimously to purge all fines issued before 2007—with the exception of repeat offenders with more recent violations issued to the same vehicle.

Village Justice Steven Grant precipitated the action, sending the board a letter that stated the cost of attempting to collect the fines was costing the village more than the paid fines could possibly produce.

"Older tickets are almost impossible to collect because so many of those registrations no longer exist," explained Village Administrator Marcus Serrano.

Since Dobbs Ferry turned the task of collecting fines over to Complus, a private collection agency, Serrano said they had doubled the village's revenue from parking violations.

"Last year, with only a half-year with Complus, we brought in $102,000," Serrano said. "This year, we've already collected $199,000."

Though everyone on the board saw the logic in dropping all old tickets, Mayor Hartley Connett said, "If you've had the same car since 2007 and have an outstanding ticket, I'd imagine you'll be very happy with this decision. But I'm sure there are also people in the same situation who recently paid their fines who won't be."