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Meter cheaters

A nickel's worth of sabotage

by Eve Silberman

posted 1/6/2012

Jammed meters are viewed as a lucky break by local drivers who figure they'll enjoy a free hour or so of parking until the city repairs the machines. Turns out the problem is usually not mechanical but the gleeful mischief of U-M students who prefer their spare change go to Starbucks, not the city's coffers. Recently, a parking enforcement staffer used a small

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