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Challenging red-light cameras at the ballot box

The Dallas News reports on the "public backlash against lucrative red-light cameras," suggesting that plebiscites on the November ballot may be a predictor of the cameras' fate statewide: Citizens in three Texas cities who are angry about the devices have forced a public vote to ban the cameras.Last year, College Station voters narrowly passed a proposition that bans the cameras there. In November, voters in Houston and Baytown, a Houston suburb, will decide whether to keep red-light cameras in their cities.The November outcome could set a precedent for similar revolts in North Texas municipalities."There's concern on the part of everybody whether or not that's a trend among cities," said Plano assistant city manager Bruce Glasscock. "I'm monitoring it very closely and talking to the people in Houston...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 11, 2010 (boomark / email).