Politics & Government
Traffic Enforcement Cameras Back on City Council Agenda
Council members are set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to end the current contract with vendor American Traffic Solutions and enter into a new agreement for school-zone speed cameras.
Redmond's controversial traffic enforcement camera program is back on the city council agenda, with council members set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to end the city's current contract with its camera vendor and enter into a new agreement that would keep speed cameras active near .
The proposal calls for the city to end its current contract with vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) effective Jan. 31, 2012, and negotiate a new agreement with ATS to continue the existing speed-camera program near Einstein Elementary from Feb. 1, 2012, through the end of the school year.
The document also calls for the council to consider expanding the speed-camera program as well as "research and develop intersection safety recommendations for future consideration and implementation."
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The proposal was based on .
Tonight's meeting will not include a public hearing on the camera program, but general comments from the audience will be heard at the beginning of the meeting.
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Council meetings take place at , 15670 NE 85th Street, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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