Less than two weeks into its implementation, the Onset parking kiosks have generated nearly $10,000 in revenue, but also challenges.

Officials say the plan is still evolving and unexpected issues are dealt with as they arise.

"Today is the eleventh day of what's really the 'pilot' parking program," said Town Administrator Derek Sullivan at Tuesday night's Board of Selectmen's meeting. "The parking program, besides just generating revenue, is supposed to manage parking."

One issue that arose was that the kiosks had no maximum per-day limit, which will be set at $15, according to Sullivan.

Sullivan said that the figures from August will be used to figure out how best to proceed with the parking program.

"We're not just going on our gut instincts, we're going to use this data," said Sullivan.

According to Sullivan, the program has raked in approximately $9,900 since it was put in place. The kiosks are at the Onset Pier and the parking lot on Union Avenue. Before the kiosks were installed, parking was free in the Union Avenue lot, and attendants manned the pier to collect parking fees.

According to Sullivan, only 3% of the fees collected were paid in cash. The rest was credit or debit. The kiosks do not accept bills, which Sullivan said is due in part to the potential for the machine to get jammed if beach-goers happen to put in damp bills.

Approximately $23,000 of Community Events Committee money, which was generated by parking fees and a portion of Wareham's hotel/motel tax, was used to buy the kiosks.

Parking at both locations is $2.50 for the first hour and $2 for each subsequent hour.