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Residents challenge Panama City on school‑zone cameras, timing and vendor incentives
Summary
Residents and commissioners debated the implementation of Red Speed school‑zone cameras, questioning flashing‑light timing, calibration, enforcement by sworn officers, and whether the vendor contract creates a revenue incentive that should be constrained by policy adjustments.
A lengthy public exchange at Panama City's open session centered on school‑zone speed cameras, with residents, business owners and commissioners pressing staff for data on tickets, calibration and the timing of flashing lights that trigger notices of violation.
Aaron Hayes, who said he had shared detailed data with the commission, asked that the cameras issue notices only when the flashing lights are active and visible to the recording camera. "That causes distractions... The confusion is as you enter that zone," Hayes said, urging flashing-time activation to remove what…
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