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New Canaan approves one-month trial of handheld license-plate reader for parking enforcement
Summary
The Board of Selectmen approved a one-month free trial of Passport Labs’ handheld license-plate-reader feature to speed enforcement in downtown areas; if adopted the service would cost $500 a month and the town said the trial can be canceled at any time. Board members pressed staff on data retention and privacy during debate.
The New Canaan Board of Selectmen on Nov. 28 approved a one-month trial with Passport Labs Inc. to enable a handheld license-plate-reader (LPR) feature intended to speed parking enforcement on busy streets such as Elm and South.
Stacy, who presented the item for the parking department, said the amendment would let officers point an upgraded handheld device at license plates, press a button and immediately retrieve whether a vehicle has paid or holds a permit. "It just pulls up whether they paid, whether it has a permit,"…
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