As most Newton residents soak up the sun in the recent heat wave, Jeremy Freudberg and Peter Klapes have their sights set on the future—to snowstorms, freezing temperatures, and the rules that come with them. As co-leaders of the campaign to repeal Newton’s winter parking ban, they’ve rallied support for a repeal measure that will appear on the November ballot.

The city’s Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted against any alterations to the ban at its meeting on Wednesday night.

Newton City Council struck down a proposed two-year suspension of the city’s winter overnight parking ban in a 17–7 vote on Monday night.

The Newton City Council has decreased the length of its winter overnight parking ban by four weeks over concerns that it is a burden to residents.