“The village of Elmwood Place, Ohio can no longer perform all the functions of local government, thanks to speed cameras. Four of the village’s six councilmen have resigned over the way automated ticketing machines are used, and without a quorum village can no longer take any actions it faces a court contempt hearing on Tuesday. The controversy began in September 2012 when the village allowed Optotraffic to begin issuing $105 tickets using a portable speed camera with a 40 percent cut of the revenue going to the private company. Tickets were being issued at a rate that would have generated $2 million per year, or over $1000 per resident.”
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/41/4114.asp
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