Any vehicle parked or abandoned on any highway within the Town of Colonie during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency or found unattended where it constitutes an obstruction to traffic or any place where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited may be removed by the Town police or by the Town Highway Superintendent or by their designee.
After removal of any vehicle, as provided in this article, the Town Police or the Town Highway Superintendent, whichever authority may have effectuated said removal, may provide for the storage of such vehicle in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such owner or person in charge of the vehicle may redeem the same upon payment of all expenses and charges actually and necessarily incurred for such removal and storage.
The Town Superintendent of Highways shall without delay report the removal and the disposition of any vehicle removed by him, as provided in this article, to the Town police, and it shall be the duty of said Town police to ascertain to the extent possible the owner or person in charge of any vehicle removed and stored pursuant to this article and to notify said person of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which will be required to redeem same.