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Warrenville committee debates portable speed cameras; officials cite $3,000-per-camera monthly estimate and defer decision
Summary
Committee members and staff debated a proposal to use portable speed cameras that issue warnings. Police and staff cited an estimated equipment cost of about $3,000 per camera per month and recommended waiting for the city's traffic-study results; the proposal was withdrawn for now.
A proposal to explore portable speed cameras that issue warnings — a concept Mayor Johnson said was observed in Schaumburg — prompted a lengthy discussion May 24 in Warrenville's Public Safety and Finance Committee of the Whole before the item was set aside pending the city's traffic-study results.
Mayor Johnson said officials learned about the approach at a DuPage Mayors and Managers meeting and that Schaumburg "noticed a direct result in slowing down of speed within certain areas in town." Police Chief Sam Bonilla told the committee he had discussed the program with…
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