Frederick County sheriffs outline plan for lidar school‑zone cameras amid mixed board, public response

Dec 11, 2024

Sheriff's Office presented a plan to use lidar cameras at three school zones with a 30‑day education/warning phase and a 10‑mph threshold; residents raised privacy and contract concerns and the board offered conditional support but requested legal and finance review.

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Lieutenant Gosnell and Sheriff Milholland told the Frederick County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 11 that the sheriff’s office plans to deploy lidar‑based automated speed enforcement at three school zones and described operational safeguards designed to limit false or off‑hour citations. The proposed sites are Stonewall Elementary (Route 11), the Route 7 school zone, and the 522 North corridor near Gainsborough Elementary and Frederick County Middle School.

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