Here’s what to know about the South End space saver vandalism fund
A single mom had her tires slashed back in December despite the prohibition of space savers in the neighborhood, a South End resident said.
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The South End may prohibit space savers, but that didn’t stop someone from slashing a single mom’s tires in December.
The woman, left unidentified in a Facebook post to the South End Community Board, didn’t see a space saver the day that she parked. However, someone slashed her tires, causing about $300 in damage.
Now, the neighborhood group is revitalizing its “Space Saver Vandalism Victim Fund” to help anyone who is victimized in what seems to be a constant war over parking spaces in Boston after every snowstorm.
“South End neighborhood associations and neighbors by a wide margin worked for years to free our part of the city from a winter scourge characterized by threats and acts of vigilantism/vandalism, mean-spirited, angry, and menacing notes, and the sudden sense of entitlement which descends on Boston neighborhoods whenever it snows,” Steve Fox, an administrator of the community group, said in the post.
The South End first went space saver-free back in 2017, and a fund was established at that time to help anyone victimized by someone who decided to take their frustration out on someone’s vehicle. The group collected about $2,000 and helped five victims pay for damages.
The group hasn’t had to add to the fund since then, Fox said in the post.
Space savers are removed, usually by the city, trash crews or other residents due to the neighborhood’s immunity, he noted.
The victim of this most recent vandalism told The Boston Herald that she’s concerned about parking in the neighborhood again.
“I wonder, if that person sees my car again, will they slash my tires again?” she said.
As of Tuesday afternoon, a GoFundMe directed at replenishing the victim’s fund had raised $700 with a stated goal of $1,000.
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