Starting in January, if you get a traffic ticket in the town of Penfield, you won’t be dealing with a prosecutor from the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.
Instead, your case will be assigned to the Penfield town attorney. The town is taking over prosecution of traffic offenses, something currently handled by the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.
“I think it gives the town a little more control, and it’ll help the judges get to know repeat offenders, and that’ll be helpful,” said town Supervisor Jeffrey Leenhouts…