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Montgomery County staff brief council on amended crosswalk‑monitoring bill that would cap pilot at 30 sites
Summary
County staff told the council that HB 1086 (formerly MC 10‑26) was amended to expand crosswalk monitoring from school zones to countywide placement with a five‑year pilot and a cap of 30 active sites; staff and councilors requested clarifications about municipal opt‑in, operational authority and who would operate the systems.
Sarah Morningstar of the Office of Environmental Relations told the Montgomery County Council that MC 10‑26 (now introduced as HB 1086) would authorize crosswalk monitoring systems and had been heavily amended by the delegation to broaden the scope beyond school‑only zones (Sarah Morningstar, SEG 045–048). Morningstar said the original bill emphasized council approval and prioritization of placement but that amendments adopted at the delegation level changed those details.
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