House Committee Approves Bill To Remove Montgomery Speed Cameras
Speed cameras in Montgomery are one step closer to being gone for good.
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Speed cameras in Montgomery are one step closer to being gone for good.
A bill banning their use in the city limits is making its way through the legislature. A house committee rejected an amendment to the bill that would allow the speed cameras in school zones or requested neighborhoods. So for now, once the bill makes it’s possible final stop in the House, the cameras may be gone for good. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange says they receive on average about three requests a week by people wanting speed cameras in their neighborhoods. But some state lawmakers say, they’ve heard many more complaints.
Sen. Dick Brewbaker, (R) Montgomery said, “Well we survived from the beginning of the city until 2011 with them we can probably struggle on a little longer.”
The city has been getting a portion of the profits from the camera tickets, but the mayor says that makes up less than one percent of the budget. The mayor says the cameras are away to free up law enforcement to fight crime, protect and serve.
