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Committee reopens license-plate reader proposal for transfer station; seeks scoped cost estimate
Summary
The committee agreed to revisit a prior license-plate reader proposal for the transfer station and asked staff for a specific scope and cost estimate, including cabling, number of readers, equipment and ongoing operating costs, with a possible phased trial to collect data before broader deployment.
Members discussed a previous proposal to install license plate readers (LPRs) at the town transfer station and agreed to "dust off" the plan for further evaluation. Chair Matt said he plans to present refined options to the Select Board in September that would outline proposed uses and priorities.
Sam urged the committee to define a concrete scope and cost estimate before seeking approval. "We need to run these three cables this distance, and we need to buy x thousand dollars worth of equipment and software and so forth," Sam said, calling for a detailed proposal that explains capital and operating expenses. He recommended a phased approach: install readers and collect data for a trial period (six months to a year) to assess usage patterns and any system abuse before adopting enforcement or paid-entry features.
Committee members discussed use cases — from automated pay-as-you-go options to monitoring unwanted behavior — and agreed the Select Board's view on urgency will inform DPW priorities. No formal vote was taken; members requested staff return with a costed proposal and implementation plan.
