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Woonsocket mayor, municipal leaders back bill to expand automated speed enforcement outside school zones
Summary
A bill to let municipalities use automated speed enforcement in designated safety zones beyond school zones drew support from Woonsocket Mayor and the League of Cities and Towns, with lawmakers and other witnesses asking for uniformity on fines, vendor contracts and public reporting.
The committee on March 27 took testimony on House Bill 5951, a proposal to permit municipalities to deploy automated speed enforcement systems in designated safety zones beyond existing school-zone authority.
Why it matters: Municipal leaders and police urged the measure as a tool to address persistent speeding in areas near parks, libraries and senior centers where staffing for manual enforcement is limited. Critics raised questions about vendor contracts, revenue distribution, privacy and traffic diversion to adjacent neighborhood streets.
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