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Committee continues resolution on photo speed monitoring after police and public-works briefing
Summary
Committee members heard staffing, funding and statutory differences among school zone, red-light and high-risk intersection speed cameras; staff agreed to provide a recommendation within 30 days and the committee voted to continue the resolution to the May meeting.
The Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee continued a resolution directing study and possible installation of photo speed monitoring devices at high-risk intersection segments after a multi-department briefing on operational, financial and legal considerations.
Major Armstead of the Richmond City Police Department told the committee the department already operates 26 school-zone cameras at 13 locations on a limited schedule tied to school hours, and that validating citations requires sworn officers. Armstead said current staff hours for existing camera programs include four part-time officers and one full-time…
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