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Contractor pitches automated school‑zone enforcement to Covington council; says program costs municipalities nothing up front
Summary
A representative from automated enforcement vendor Blue Line Solutions told the council she conducted five‑day speed studies at Covington school zones and proposed a LiDAR‑based camera program that she said is zero cost to the city initially, uses an 11 mph threshold for violations and shares fine revenue with the city and participating schools.
Blue Line Solutions representative Barb Manton presented school‑zone speed study results to the council during the meeting’s public comment period and outlined the company’s automated speed‑enforcement program, which the company markets as a turnkey, zero‑cost option for municipalities.
Manton said her firm conducted five‑day speed counts at multiple school zones in Covington and that the company’s LiDAR (laser) detection system focuses enforcement on drivers exceeding the posted school‑zone speed limit by 11 miles per hour or more. “Blue…
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