County pilot uses cameras, tracking and citations to cut illegal dumping; average fine $300
Athens-Clarke County's illegal-dumping surveillance pilot has placed cameras at dozens of sites and, since March 2023, yielded 479 forwarded violations, 326 citations and 131 warnings; staff said an education class tied to citations will begin in September.
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Stacy Smith, speaking for the solid-waste/Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful program, described a camera-driven illegal-dumping pilot that places a mix of trail cameras, license-plate readers, cellular and Flock units at recycling drop-off and other public right-of-way sites. Smith said the program has tracked repeat offenders and worked with ACCPD and code enforcement to route violations; "since March 2023, we have had 479 violations that were forwarded to code or ACCPD for action, 326 citations, 131 warnings," she said.
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