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AutoConnect reports $636,000 in fees; Sunset Beach council hears safety, access and private‑lot concerns
Summary
AutoConnect told Sunset Beach council its paid‑parking program logged more than 43,000 vehicle entries and $636,000 in collected fees and fines, with roughly $445,000 to be delivered to the town; residents raised safety and private‑lot concerns and council directed staff to revisit rates and season timing before December.
AutoConnect representatives told the Sunset Beach Town Council on Oct. 6 that the town’s first season of paid parking recorded more than 43,000 vehicle entries and $636,000 in total fees and fines, with about $445,000 either delivered to the town or scheduled for delivery.
“We had a total of over 43,000 parked vehicles that were recorded,” AutoConnect’s Jim Varner said, and he added the company’s audited numbers show “the total collected fees and fines that we collected was 636,000 of which 445 have been or will be tomorrow, for September, delivered to the town.” Alyssa Irons, AutoConnect’s vice president of operations, added the company issued roughly 3,500 citations this year and that by September the…
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