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Lakewood staff to study targeted photo speed enforcement, council seeks clearer safety case and spending plan
Summary
City attorney and police described a tentative approach to expanding photo speed enforcement; council members pressed for evidence on safety impact, clarification about a 25% state share and how the Cooper Jones fund and census-tract spending rules would affect allocations. Staff will return with site-specific data and funding scenarios.
City attorney Heidi Wachter and police briefed the council on plans to study possible expansion of photo speed enforcement cameras, including candidate locations adjacent to parks and schools.
Wachter said staffs early work will focus on whether the city can design a program that improves safety once the statutory requirements and the states share of revenues are accounted for.
"We are not coming back next week with a proposal for automated traffic cameras," Wachter said, asking councilors for…
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