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Committee weighs camera-based monitoring, demos planned for transfer station
Summary
The Municipal Technology Committee discussed camera and license-plate recognition options for the town transfer station to reduce unauthorized use and track prohibited disposals; DPW and vendors will run demonstrations and explore connectivity and privacy issues before any purchase.
The Municipal Technology Committee discussed options on Tuesday to use cameras and automated license-plate recognition at the town transfer station to detect unauthorized users and record prohibited dumping, but members and DPW staff said no purchase decisions have been made and connectivity, privacy and cost questions remain.
Committee member Matt Stivers opened the discussion and summarized two needs: monitoring the station hopper for prohibited disposals and identifying vehicles that enter without proper permits. DPW Superintendent Bill Cundiff said the town “we we regularly have some level of abuse of the facility,” citing nonresidents using the transfer station and people discarding prohibited material such as wet paint. “That’s 1 level of abuse,” he said, and added that some incidents raise regulatory concerns “under DEP regulations.”
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