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Stafford sheriff seeks county ordinance to allow traffic-signal and speed cameras; public hearing set
Summary
Sheriff David Decatur asked the Board of Supervisors to advertise an ordinance enabling automated traffic-signal enforcement and photo speed-monitoring devices in school zones and highway work zones; the board voted to advertise a public hearing in June and directed sheriff's office to present testing data and revenue/safety projections.
Sheriff David Decatur asked the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on May 6 to advertise a county ordinance to allow traffic-signal enforcement cameras and photo speed-monitoring devices in school zones and highway work zones, and the board agreed to schedule a public hearing for June 17 as the earliest feasible date.
Decatur told supervisors the sheriff's office has researched and tested several vendors and camera systems and wants the county to adopt an ordinance required by state law before enforcement can begin. He said the office ran five-day tests at several school locations and recorded large numbers of violations during school times: "on Route 1 ... during a five day period ... we had 18,481 violators," Decatur said, and he gave a second example at Colonial Forge with 11,500 violations.
The board's vote followed questions from supervisors about community perception,…
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