Wellington to activate automated speed detection at 11 school zones Aug. 11; 30‑day warning period set

Wellington will begin automated speed detection enforcement at 11 public school zones on Aug. 11, village staff and the vendor said at a council workshop on Aug. 5. The village will mail warning notices for 30 days, then begin issuing notices of violation on Sept. 15; those notices will be payable or contestable through an online hearing process.

The program aims to reduce high speeds observed in school zones. A speed study presented to council staff found 543 speeding detections across two school zones during a 14‑day period in mid‑to‑late May, including 424 vehicles recorded between 31–40 mph, 108 between 41–60 mph and 11 over 60 mph, presenters said.

Genoptic, the vendor, described the evidence package that will accompany each potential violation: a still overview image with date/time and speed overlay, a license‑plate image, and a 10‑second video clip. "Every potential violation will have an evidence package, for us internally to review twice and then for the code enforcement to review and approve," a Genoptic representative said. After two internal reviews the code enforcement reviewer may approve (triggering notice generation) or reject (case closed).

The village described the notice and payment timeline: notices of violation issued after the 30‑day warning window give recipients 30 days to pay or…