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Sykesville council adopts ordinance authorizing school-zone speed monitoring; vote 5–1
Summary
The Sykesville Mayor and Town Council adopted Ordinance 2024-06 to authorize speed monitoring systems in school zones on a 5–1 vote; the measure requires a traffic study, vendor selection and state approval before any camera issues fines.
The Sykesville Mayor and Town Council on Oct. 15 adopted Ordinance 2024-06 authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in school zones, voting 5–1 after a brief public hearing with no public commentators.
The ordinance amends Chapter 165 (Vehicles and Traffic) to add school-zone provisions and to authorize speed-monitoring systems. Town staff described a multi-step process that must follow adoption before any camera issues fines: a third-party traffic engineering study to define exact zone boundaries and hours, a vendor selection…
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