The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many changes in the City of Omaha, including the way the impound lot operates.
One man told 6 News a car parked in a relative’s neighborhood without plates had been sitting on the side of the street for about two weeks.
He said when he called the Mayor’s Hotline to get the car towed, he was told not to bother because the lot was full.
He said if that’s the case, it’s up to the city to find additional room for cars instead of leaving them in neighborhoods.
“It’s a smaller thing but it’ll turn into a bigger thing, because everything starts out small and it festers into something bigger,” the man, who didn't want to be identified, said.
The city’s main means of getting cars out of the impound lot is through auctions. In-person auctions have been canceled due to the virus.