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Police Chief William C. Lentini said Thursday the police will not be refunding parking fines given to people cited in an illegally marked loading zone at the Birch Street Promenade.

The City Council voted Tuesday to abolish an old ordinance that made it illegal for more than half a city block to be marked as a loading zone.

Lentini said police issued tickets for illegal parking, not for any violation of the loading zone, where signs are marked “no parking/loading zone.”