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Resident urges Algood to collect data from speed-display signs and consider LPRs
Summary
During public comment a resident asked the council how many portable speed-display signs the city owns (two), whether data were collected while signs were deployed and urged adding license-plate-reading capability to better identify repeat offenders.
A resident used the public comment period to press the city for clearer data and stronger enforcement related to portable speed‑display signs.
The resident said the city has two portable signs and asked whether the devices collected data while deployed and how the signs are rotated among streets. He suggested the signs should be equipped with license‑plate‑reading capability (LPR) to identify repeat offenders and to better measure compliance. "I really think the signs need LPRs on them," the resident said.
Councilors and staff responded during the exchange that confrontation between neighbors should be avoided and described current practices as rotating signs and using enforcement where appropriate; no formal data-collection plan or equipment upgrade was announced during the meeting. The resident also offered to donate software for data collection and asked that the city provide details on the signs' cost and any data they collect.
Council did not take formal action on the request during the meeting; the resident's comments were recorded for staff consideration.
