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Delegates debate speed-camera expansion, revenue use and a proposal to fund school deferred maintenance
Summary
HOCO 925, which would authorize speed-monitoring cameras on high-risk roadways and direct excess revenues toward specific uses, drew extended debate over camera type, revenue nexus and proposed amendments to dedicate funds for school deferred maintenance.
Delegates spent a prolonged portion of the meeting discussing HOCO 925, a bill that would authorize local use of automated speed monitoring systems on high-risk roadways and — in amendments offered during the session — allocate some revenue for school deferred maintenance.
Delegate Hill, the bill sponsor, said the proposal expands local authority to use speed cameras in areas identified by the county or in the state’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (Vision Zero) and along Route 1. "If we're worrying about speed in this or other areas of the county where safety is an issue... we should also follow the leads of Montgomery, Baltimore, and…
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