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Glitch at Ocean City parking kiosks may have cost city $20K in revenue

By The Associated Press

OCEAN CITY, Md. — A software glitch in some parking kiosks may have cost Maryland’s Ocean City as much as $20,000 in revenue.

The Daily Times of Salisbury reported last week that the glitch was in Flowbird parking kiosks in downtown Ocean City. A city spokeswoman said the company had performed a software update on July 1 that led to some customers being charged multiple times.

City officials said they shut down paid parking on July 5 and 6. City officials said that resulted in a revenue loss that could be as much as $20,000.

Flowbird said it has since resolved the problem and is issuing refunds.

The company also said that there was no security violation and that all customer data is safe.

Maryland governor outlines $150M plan to boost law enforcement funding

By Jack Moore
Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is outlining a $150 million plan to, in his words, “re-fund the police,” that would boost funding to local police departments across the state, including for officer pay, body cameras and victim services. The plan, which comes amid a troubling rise in crime across the U.S. — including in Maryland's largest city, Baltimore — "will provide a desperately needed shot in the arm to our state and local police agencies and their critical efforts to stop crime," Hogan said at a statehouse news conference Friday.
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