I RECENTLY VISITED YOUR SMALL TOWN OF SLATON TEXAS.  I WAS SO DISSAPPOINTED THAT I RECEIVED A PARKING CITATION AT A LITTLE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THAT WAS HOSTED BY SLATON JR HIGH SCHOOL.  I KNOW THAT I WAS IN THE WRONG, HOWEVER WE ARE OUT OF TOWNERS COMING TO YOUR TOWN TO SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH YOUR SCHOOLS AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN ISSUE CITATIONS RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR SCHOOL IN THE PARKING LOT.  I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT OUR SMALL TOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS REAL CRIMINALS TO TEND TO.  I ALSO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELEIVE THAT INSTEAD OF CITATIONS BEING ISSUED TO THE OUT OF TOWNERS VISITING YOUR TOWN WHY NOT JUST ISSUE WARNINGS OR MAYBE EVEN ANNOUNCE OVER THE SPEAKERS THAT US OUT OF TOWNERS NEED TO MOVE OUR VEHICLES.  I DO NOT PLAN TO ATTEND ANY FUTURE TOURNAMENTS OR EVEN MAKE A PIT STOP THROUGH YOUR TOWN AND I HOPE THAT ALL OF THE OTHER OUT OF TOWNERS THAT WERE ISSUED CITATIONS WILL DO THE SAME.
THANK YOU,


** Comment as posted elsewhere on citytowninfo.com **

If you cannot read signs you should probably not be driving.  If you look around and no one else is parked in an area when it seems that it is a great place to park and everyone else is parking farther away there is probably a reason and it is best to not park ther.  I moved from Slaton years ago, but feel I can speak for the town in saying they probably will not miss you visiting this great little town.