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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Ocean City Exploring ‘Pay By Plate’ Parking System Over Current ‘Pay And Display’

OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s transportation committee is considering recommendations to upgrade or replace existing payment methods at the Inlet, along streets and in public parking lots.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Public Works Deputy Director John VanFossen presented members with options that could replace faulty equipment, expedite the payment process and allow police to affectively enforce parking rules.

Multiple government agencies, including public works, police, budgeting and engineering departments, created the suggestions for the committee to discuss in the preliminary meeting.

Along the streets and in public parking lots, VanFossen and his team recommended to the committee that the town eliminate the “pay and display” ticket machines for a newer “pay by plate” method, which allows users to purchase time by entering their car’s license plate number.

“We need to look at differences in some newer technology and some of the stuff that is out there on the market,” he said. “When we started many years ago, there were very few players available in the United States. Today there is multiple players and vendors to offer various types of multi-space parking.”

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

That sure is an easy way to track people/vehicles. Hey they just parked and have an outstanding ticket/warrant...Swarm, Swarm!

Anonymous said...

Using technique to enslave the population.

Anonymous said...

Agreed 1:04 it is a way to track you... Nothing else...

Anonymous said...

Won't make a difference to us, we stopped going to OC years ago. Nothing new to see there other than the steady influx of people we would never associate with.

Anonymous said...

Big Brother is watching you.

Anonymous said...

arrive on vacation leave on probation

Anonymous said...

Bye! Did I mention how much we all miss you!.

Anonymous said...

Best time of the year in OC - Sept until April. Then its hunker down time May-Mid Aug and lots of playtime in Assawoman Bay fishing AWAY from tourists! Maybe peak out of the hole on certain Wednesdays.

Happy hours offseason have been/continue to be great as well as food specials everywhere....and the portions - to really die for!

Always Love my OC, just need to occasionally work around obstacles, who also bring in needed $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. I git it!

Anonymous said...

How do they prove you enter the correct tag # and not mine?

Anonymous said...

All it will do is make me park at the outlets and take the bus to the inlet lot.Don't want them tracking me eithier.

Anonymous said...

Dam right those idiots don't know..

Anonymous said...

juice doesn't seem worth the squeeze here.????