2011 Sammamish Christmas lights tour
December 19, 2011
City Council doesn’t like the idea of traffic cameras
December 19, 2011
New: Dec. 19, 2:48 p.m.
Sammamish motorists won’t have to worry about red light or speeding cameras anytime in the near future, at least not in the city limits.
At a Dec. 13 City Council study session, Sammamish Police Chief Nate Elledge recommended against installing the cameras in the city, citing their potential costs, the impersonal approach to police work and a skeptical public.
“My recommendation is that we don’t move forward with this,” Elledge told the council. “I’m saying that because right now they’re very controversial – there’s this perception in the public that they’re being used to collect revenue rather to increase traffic safety.” Read more
