Freeport, NY - August 1, 2016 - Freeport Village Mayor Robert T. Kennedy will be joined by Police officials at a press conference Tuesday, August 2^nd, 2016 to announce the results of the popular parking ticket amnesty program to get back over 2.4 million dollars in unpaid fines from motorists. The village provided a 40 percent discount per ticket, which resulted in $386,000 back to the municipality.
 
There were a total of 20,777 open cases, and 4,710 of them were closed. The Village serves as a gateway for Jones Beach and is one of Long Island's largest tourist destinations during the summer months.
 
Officials will also announce that violators who did not take advantage of the amnesty program are no longer eligible for reductions and are subject to third-party collections, default judgments, LPR search, tow and boot enforcement or non-renewal of automobile registration.