School-zone speed cameras still off
Summary
The cameras caught 7,207 speeders — including one doing 60 in a 15 mph zone — but have been off since November 2025 over a legal dispute about where cameras can sit. Police will keep doing in-person enforcement, which means higher fines and license points for violators. The council wants the cameras back but is waiting on the vendor.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
The city got $337,764 from the program last year, but says it costs the city nothing and would happily collect zero if nobody sped.
Kids and families near six school zones, plus the school district and crossing guard programs that share the fine revenue.
Speeders face $100 civil fines or, under officer enforcement, $168+ fines with three license points.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council Meeting - Sep 10, 2026
The cameras caught 7,207 speeders — including one doing 60 in a 15 mph zone — but have been off since November 2025 over a legal dispute about where cameras can sit. Police will keep doing in-person enforcement, which means higher fines and license points for violators. The council wants the cameras back but is waiting on the vendor.
City Council Meeting - Aug 20, 2026
The camera vendor's cameras sit outside the legal school-zone boundary under state statute. The chief is running extra officer details with full-fine citations in the meantime, and the council directed staff to tell the vendor to move the cameras or lose the contract.
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