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Lake Wales staff recommend automated red-light and school-zone cameras, propose revenue-share for first year
Summary
City of Lake Wales public-safety officials recommended awarding a contract to Altamet (Ultima) to install automated red-light cameras and school-zone speed-enforcement cameras at selected high-violation school zones and intersections, and staff proposed using a revenue-share fee for the first year to avoid upfront city costs.
City of Lake Wales public-safety officials recommended that the commission approve a contract with Altamet (doing business as Ultima) to deploy automated red-light cameras and a school-zone speed-enforcement program, saying the systems aim to reduce dangerous driving near schools and at high-violation intersections.
Chief Velasquez introduced the item and said the city issued a request for proposals and a selection committee recommended Altamet to “manage our program.” He added that Lieutenant Edward Palmer would run the program for the department.
Lorraine Johnson, regional sales manager for Altamet, described the company’s experience and outreach approach and said, “This is not a gotcha program. This is designed to modify driver behavior,” pointing to multi-jurisdiction results, including a cited Lake Alfred example where violations dropped roughly 66 percent after the camera program and public information campaign.
Lieutenant Edward Palmer reviewed the city’s spot…
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