Dear Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners,
I'm reaching out regarding the recently approved plan to form a relationship with Park Mobile. I appreciate that things are already in motion, but hope that some of these thoughts might provide a lens for scrutiny as you and your staff make specific decisions related to the implementation. Separately I hope these questions might prompt some reflection as to whether the contract is ultimately in the best interests of our residents.
Some concerns I hope you will consider:
- Concern 1: The lack of a physical payment option.
- Concern 2: The institutionalization of private corporations being asked to monitor the location and shopping habits of our residents. The risks are highlighted when you consider things like the 2021 data breach of ParkMobile.
- Concern 3: Practically requiring (or at the very least strongly encouraging) our residents and visitors to install unregulated, closed source software onto their devices in order to participate in publ