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Annapolis committee hears update on speed-camera expansion as contract talks continue
Summary
Police told the Annapolis Transportation Committee that a contractor, Red Speed, has completed two field studies at four candidate locations and the city law office is negotiating contract language; staff warned some contract terms currently give the vendor leverage over siting and revenue shares that will affect how much money, if any, flows back to safety projects.
Annapolis police and transportation officials updated the city's Transportation Committee on efforts to expand the municipal speed-camera program and said they are awaiting a final vendor report and contract revisions before moving forward.
Captain Thacker of the Annapolis Police Department told the committee that Red Speed completed two phases of data collection at four predesignated sites—West Street near the Michael Busch Public Library, Tyler Avenue near Stephanie Lane, Edgewood Road at Breakwater Drive and Duke of Gloucester by the city office building—and is finalizing a report for the city law office to review. "The city of Annapolis has gone into this transactional type business relationship and that would be Red Speed," he said.
Why it matters: committee members emphasized that contract terms will determine how much control the city retains over camera placement and how much revenue remains for local…
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