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Snoqualmie committee hears Verra Mobility presentation after three‑day speed study; council asks staff for privacy and capacity details
Summary
The Public Safety Committee received a Verra Mobility presentation on automated school‑zone speed enforcement based on a three‑day speed survey. The vendor proposed a fixed camera system and back‑office processing with no upfront cost; council members pressed staff on data storage, subpoena risk, officer workload and alternatives such as traffic‑calming measures.
The Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee on Feb. 2 heard a presentation from Verra Mobility and city staff about automated school‑zone speed enforcement following a three‑day speed survey. Verra Mobility representative Alexandra Jacob said the survey captured vehicle counts and extreme speeds—one reading reached 93 mph and another 86 mph on the parkway near Timber Ridge Elementary—and that the vendor’s modeling assumes roughly 5% of observed speeding would become potential violations after public outreach and a 30‑day warning period; about 10% of citations were modeled as likely to be contested in court.
Jacob described a fixed pole‑mounted system that captures three still…
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