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Board approves ParkMobile and Passport apps, parking system to shift to pay-by-plate
Summary
The New Canaan Board of Selectmen unanimously approved contracts with Passport Labs Inc. and ParkMobile to add two mobile payment apps and move lots to a pay-by-plate system. The parking manager announced a forthcoming February retirement.
New Canaan — The Board of Selectmen on Sept. 16 voted unanimously to allow the parking department to contract with Passport Labs Inc. and ParkMobile to add two mobile payment applications for on‑street and lot parking, and to convert the town’s parking machines and mobile service to a pay‑by‑plate system.
The agreement establishes Passport and ParkMobile as additional consumer options alongside the town’s existing pay‑by‑phone provider and the town’s pay machines. Passport will charge consumers a 30¢ convenience fee per transaction; ParkMobile’s fee will be 40¢. Passport’s software arrangement also consolidates the town’s ticketing, permit, and enforcement services under Passport; the town will continue to pay Passport 12% of collected parking ticket revenue under that…
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