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Residents call for audit of red-light camera program, say citations are unenforceable
Summary
Residents including a District 1 resident and a mental health practitioner urged the council to audit the city's red-light camera program and to conduct a cost-benefit and quality-of-life analysis; speakers alleged enforcement gaps and asked for corrective action.
Residents and a local mental health practitioner urged the Rio Rancho governing body to audit the city's red-light camera program and assess whether the program is producing net benefits.
"They're legally unenforceable," said Matt Lawson, a District 1 resident, arguing that camera-issued citations do not trigger the same court processes as officer-issued tickets. Lawson told the council he had provided documentation to the city attorney…
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