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Waynesville council approves Placer AI contract with policy safeguards after debate over data and public records
Summary
The council approved a three-year shared subscription to Placer AI for downtown and parks analytics after members raised concerns about public-records rules, potential private benefit to merchants, and staffing; approval included a stipulation that staff develop policies forbidding individual ad-hoc merchant reports until policy is adopted and quarterly usage reports be provided.
The Downtown Waynesville Commission (DWC) and Parks & Recreation sought council approval for a three-year Placer AI subscription to collect foot-traffic and visitor analytics for downtown, parks and events. Beth, speaking for the DWC, said the service will help measure event attendance and visitor origins to support grant applications and merchant outreach.
Beth said the subscription pricing discussed was $12,600 for the first year, $13,230 for the second and $14,000 in year three, with…
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