DeLand, FL – Credit cards to pay for beach tolls here? Looks like that’s ahead.
Volusia County Council this morning in DeLand approved a contract that would see a new company take over the operation of all 21 of the county’s beach toll booths.
The 5-year deal with Faneuil Incorporated will have the Virginia-based company collect tolls at 2 county parks and have credit card readers installed at all toll locations so users can pay with credit as well as cash.
Faneuil replaces Republic Parking Systems, the company Volusia’s used to run its beach toll booths since 1997.
County officials think Faneuil – the same company that runs toll booths on the Florida Turnpike – would provide better customer service at the toll booth as well as give beachgoers more ways to buy beach passes, especially online and through smartphones.
The contract calls for Volusia to pay around $1.56 million a year to Faneuil instead of paying them a percentage of tolls collected, as was the case with Republic.
Under the new contract, all toll booths are expected to have credit card readers in place by January 2016. Walk-in centers will also be created on beachside so beachgoers can drive there to get the passes if they don’t want to buy them at the toll booth.
Current beach toll booth workers in good standing with the county are expected to be asked to stay on the job.
Beach toll pass prices are expected to remain the same across the board.
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