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Charleston City Council seeks $117,000 to expand license plate camera program

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The City Council of Charleston is seeking funding to expand its parking enforcement camera program. The cameras, which scan license plates downtown, have led to a 20% increase in parking citations and a 30% rise in citation revenue. The City Council has been asked to allocate $117,000 next year to acquire an additional camera unit.

From postandcourier.com

Why it matters

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The technology allows parking enforcement officers to monitor about six times as many vehicles as they could if they checked license plate information manually. This increased efficiency has generated higher revenue for the city through parking citations.

From postandcourier.com

Who's involved

  • city councilLegislative body requesting funds for the camera expansion.
  • CharlestonCity where the parking enforcement program is operating.
  • Flock SafetySurveillance technology company providing the license plate scanning cameras.

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Possible knock-on effects

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  • Flock SafetySpeculative

    Flock Safety might see increased demand for camera expansion and contract renewal based on the successful revenue generation of the program.

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