JT beer truck ticket sparks complaint

Published November 13. 2026 02:45PM by Jarrad Hedes [email protected] A Jim Thorpe councilman used the public comment period at last Thursday’s workshop to criticize the borough’s own parking enforcement, saying a local beer distributor was ticketed while making a delivery to a downtown restaurant. Councilman Lyle Augustine said Highland Beverage, the distributor at 140 Susquehanna St., was servicing Molly Maguire’s Pub around 2 p.m. last Monday when a parking attendant wrote the truck up. “They parked where they always park and have for decades,” Augustine said. “They were loading and unloading. They weren’t staying. Our parking enforcement issued them a citation for being in a non-parking spot.” Augustine had the ticket with him Thursday. “Our parking attendants issued the beer delivery truck from our town servicing a restaurant from our town,” he said. “I personally don’t think that’s appropriate.

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