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Council approves funding to buy six more electronic speed signs
Summary
Ripley County Council approved adding funds to buy six additional radar/variable-message road signs for county roads; officials said the devices record only speed and do not capture license plates and will be used to target enforcement times.
The Ripley County Council voted to approve funding to buy six additional electronic speed/variable-message signs for county roads, after council members said two trial units have helped identify peak speeding times. The motion to add the signs won approval by voice vote.
"For the record, these don't take your pictures. They don't leave your license plate. They do record your speed and report that back to us later," said David (speaker 1), who described how the devices will help staff target enforcement between identified hours. Council members said the signs are intended to collect speed data rather than issue citations automatically.
Council members discussed whether the initial two units had been purchased from commissary funds or by commissioners; staff confirmed the commissioners bought the first two and the council moved to add the purchase to the late budget. The vote was called and passed by ayes without a roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.
The council directed staff to place the signs at locations with frequent speeding complaints and to share usage data with deputies so staffing can be targeted to peak periods.
