Town of Oyster Bay Hybrid Owners

Owners of hybrids can get free town parking stickers. Allows you to park in train station lots, etc. Also, with that sticker, you can get free parking at TOB beaches.

http://www.oysterbaytown.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={AE50B7DD-26EA-4EEB-807F-AA0AC83D937E}&DE={A639F4CA-C9BF-43DE-BBAC-483253801F83}

Hmmm. I guess you actually have to live there. Too bad it's not enough for your parents to be residents. It would come in handy for us this summer when I'm visiting them.

"The Town Clerk went on to say that residents will be required to provide documentation, including proof of residency, vehicle registration and vehicle bill of sale. With proper documentation, residents will be able to obtain a special public parking sticker and/or a beach permit. The "green" public parking sticker will be valid for two years for residents in unincorporated areas of the Town and one year for village residents. The "green" beach permit will entitle a resident to get a "green" seasonal beach sticker, which can be obtained at any of the Town's beaches."

Awwwwhhh nuts! What about us green tourists???

You're not welcome. Go away. But do come back for Oysterfest.

Wow, that's not nice. But having lived in Newport, R.I. I fully understand!

Oh no you are more than welcome but you pay for parking and they are currently trying to think of ways to ensure your pockets are empty before you head home.

If it's tourist season, why can't we hunt them?
Welcome, spend your money, then leave.
I'm no tourist, I live here!

Yeah, I know. That's the way it is these days. Suburban towns have gotten really protective of their "public" property, especially beaches, recreational facilities and parking. I see it everywhere in the Tri-State area -- New York, New Jersey, Connecticut ... (off-topic: notice how all three of our governors have resigned in disgrace the last few years?).

In my former home town in Long Island, we used to have public red clay tennis courts, parking at the train station, and nearby beaches open to everyone. Nowadays, you have to show evidence of residency or have a formal resident pass.

I remember when I was a kid, Mary Carrillo (tennis commentator and former pro tennis player) and her dad used to come to my town's red clay tennis courts (they lived nearby just over the border in New York City), looking for harder hitting boys to play tennis with her. These days they wouldn't be able to do that.

Our train station parking lot used to be open to everyone. Now, residents who live near the train station, sell monthly parking spaces in their driveways to non-resident commuters.