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Mayor and manager emphasize school‑zone photo enforcement and safety after weekend crash; 10,000 warnings issued
Summary
Mayor Mia Harris and the city manager emphasized traffic‑safety enforcement after a weekend crash that killed five people, noting the city’s photo‑enforcement program is in a warning phase and that approximately 10,000 warnings have been issued.
Mayor Mia Harris opened council remarks by asking members to observe a moment of silence for five people killed in a recent car crash and for city staff members who had suffered losses.
"We didn't lose 1 life, we lost 5 because of reckless driving," Mayor Mia Harris said, linking the city's traffic enforcement tools to public‑safety goals and urging residents to slow down.
Mayor Harris outlined the city's photo‑enforced school‑zone program and said the rollout is currently in a warning/test phase. "By state statute, by law, we are required to provide you with a warning," she said, adding that warnings — not fines — have been mailed out so far and that the program is intended to reduce speeding in school zones.
Later in the meeting the City Manager described enforcement expectations for speed‑related programs and said the city has issued warnings during the pilot phase: "We opened up Bresbee on a warning basis right now. 10,000 warnings to date." The manager emphasized enforcement intent: "0 tolerance for speeding. You speed, you're gonna do you you're gonna get ticketed. 0 tolerance."
Councilmembers discussed related public‑safety measures including red‑light cameras and ongoing communication to the public about how the warning period operates. The mayor and manager framed the enforcement as mechanisms to reduce crashes and fatalities; no legislative change was proposed or voted on during the meeting.
