Council Majority Supports Canceling Red Light Camera Contract
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Posted: 6:43 PM Nov 12, 2009
Council Majority Supports Canceling Red Light Camera Contract
College Station red light cameras may be coming down after all as a majority of council members agree with a recommendation to end the program.
Reporter: Karla Castillo
Email Address: castillo@kbtx.com
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College Station red light cameras may be coming down after all as a majority of council members agree with a recommendation to end the program.

Wednesday, News 3 told you about the recommendation City Manager made, saying he thinks the cameras should be turned off regardless of what a judge rules next week. The city is currently under a nine-day restraining order to keep the cameras on.

News Three wanted to know what the council members think about Glenn Brown's recommendation. We only got a response from four of them, but that's enough to pass or reject a motion to remove the red light cameras.

Mayor Ben White says he agrees with Brown's recommendation. He says he respects the democratic process and wants to give voters what they've asked.

Katy-Marie Lyles, James Massey and Dave Ruesink also agree with the recommendation. Massey says it's clear to him the red light cameras were put up to address a safety issue but that the election results are clear and he would vote in favor of removing the cameras. Ruesink also says the voters have spoken and that he's not looking for a way to circumvent the system.

Each of the council members and Mayor White say they're each just one vote. They're all one vote but together they could mean the end of red light cameras.

Mayor White says they will meet in executive session Monday to discuss next week's hearing. He thinks that's when they'll get to talk more about what the next step will be as far as an official vote cancelling the red light camera contract.


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Posted by: Don Location: B/CS on Nov 18, 2009 at 08:20 PM

I would suggest in the future that the City Council put all major decisions that will affect the community to a vote . Right now Local , State and Federal governments are making decisions for us that are not exactly popular with us voters . So in the future consult us voters and we we vote "no" then abide by it . If the vote is "yes"we will abide by it but , at least the vote came from us and not with some politician with some agenda or even a Lobbyist in the with them , lining His or Her pockets . Just remember next years elections both locally , statewide and federal are going to be voting in new faces . The people we have running our governments now are , well just to put it lightly not doing the job . And when your using our tax payer dollars it really makes us mad when yall make such bad decisions . Well the red lights was not exactly a bad idea . It just should have been voted on to begin with . Same as your smoking ban , even though I am saving money on my cleaning bill .
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Posted by: Duh Location: College Station on Nov 16, 2009 at 09:50 AM

Just cause Jim Ash called it an initiative doesn't make it an initiative. The reason Jim "predicted" this would happen is because he knew from the beginning that he was trying to shoehorn a referendum in as an initiative. Any lawyer or lawyperson could look at the language of the charter, and the language of the petition he was circulating, and realize that he was late with his efforts. Jim screwed up, now the City is spending even more money on this ridiculous effort.
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Posted by: leftwingnut Location: Bryan on Nov 15, 2009 at 07:13 PM

I say abolish all traffic laws, issure that every driver is armed and turn'em loose on the highways. Survival of the fittess. After all, the Constitution guarantees my right to operated a motor vehicle, doesn't it.
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