Yes, I think there’s a good chance that the local news station will want to run a “shame on you” segment where they bust meter maids in the act of writing baseless tickets.
In Oklahoma City, OK, I received a parking voucher, good at only one lot (of the 8 or so within a block or two of the courthouse), but it was useful for the week there.
Parking meters on downtown streets are turned off on the weekends, not sure about after hours weekdays. Funny thing is, I never saw a Meter Maid the entire 10 years I was there.