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Selectmen authorize FlowBird parking pay machines, shifting downtown to pay‑by‑plate and app integration
Summary
The board approved a $91,775 contract for nine FlowBird parking pay machines and discussed operational changes including pay‑by‑plate, app integrations, forced rotation after two hours, and making the Park Street upper lot free with extended time.
The Board of Selectmen on May 6 unanimously approved a $91,775 contract with FlowBird for nine new parking pay machines to be installed along Elm Street and South Avenue.
The town plans to move to pay‑by‑plate (license‑plate based payments) rather than pay‑by‑space, add two widely used mobile payment services (ParkMobile and Passport) so visitors can pay from their phones, and standardize machines across lots and on‑street spaces. The machines are solar powered (with a few hardwired exceptions at the train…
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