Drivers flying past Ball Ground Elementary STEM Academy are about to get some high-tech company. Ball Ground is rolling out automated speed cameras around the school, a move city officials say is aimed squarely at drivers who push past the school-zone limit during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.
The system uses high-definition cameras and automatic license-plate readers on streets near the campus to flag speeders during tightly defined windows. City briefing slides explain that the cameras will run only on school days, from one hour before the first class until one hour after the last, and that they will generate violations only for vehicles going more than 10 miles per hour over the posted school-zone limit.
According to WSB-TV, Ball Ground is partnering with RedSpeed on the rollout and funding it through allocations under House Bill 978, so city leaders say taxpayers will not be tapped for upfront costs…