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Rising Sun pilot would allow stop‑sign monitoring at three intersections, sponsor says
Summary
A local bill, HB1370, would authorize a three‑intersection stop‑sign monitoring pilot for the town of Rising Sun; proponents said it is a safety tool rather than a revenue source and that the town council (not the county) would approve locations under an amendment supported by the delegation.
Daniel Gordonberger testified on behalf of House Bill 1370, a local municipal bill brought at the town's request to authorize a stop‑sign monitoring pilot in Rising Sun.
Gordonberger said municipalities like Rising Sun "are residential and they're struggling with law enforcement," and that a stop‑sign monitoring pilot would help curtail unsafe driving in small towns without supplanting ordinary police work. He told the committee the delegation had unanimously supported the bill and that the town requested authorization for the pilot.
Vice Chair Guyton and other members asked how large the pilot would be. Gordonberger and subsequent answers explained the proposal would target about three intersections in town and that presenter and delegation members view the tool as one in a broader traffic calming toolbox.
Gordonberger emphasized the pilot was not intended as a revenue stream. He said the town had partnered with nonprofits to assist with traffic calming and that an amendment moves approval authority for camera locations from the county council to the town council.
Committee members encouraged colleagues to visit Rising Sun to see pedestrian activity and the main street's character; presenters noted the local, small‑scale nature of the pilot and the goal of keeping residents, including schoolchildren, safe.
No formal vote took place at the hearing.
