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Glens Falls officials weigh automated speed enforcement after residents report repeated speeding near Crandall
Summary
Residents told the Board of Public Safety that drivers repeatedly run stop signs and speed near Crandall and Lincoln; Police Chief Smith said the city has invested $250,000 in new speed-enforcement equipment and will seek a city-code change and council hearing before issuing tickets.
Resident Brian told the Glens Falls Board of Public Safety on Sept. 10 that vehicles repeatedly speed through the Crandall and Lincoln area and often fail to stop at stop signs, putting children in the neighborhood at risk.
“This is a major thoroughfare for school days, weekends, ice cream truck, but the cars literally do not test the brakes,” Brian said, asking the board to “put some kind of safety precautions in place.”
Mayor (name not specified) responded that the department will run crash and call statistics and present recommendations to the board. The mayor said the city has purchased new equipment for enforcement, “spent 250,000 dollars on equipment,” and that the chief will bring information about how the equipment could be used.
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