The city of Syracuse is making a few changes to its new school zone speed and red-light camera program after hearing some concerns from lawmakers.
Up to now, drivers caught on camera speeding or running red lights in a school zone have received warning letters. Starting next week, they’ll be sent traffic tickets. Common Councilors this week were ready to vote on delaying that timeline. Lawmakers like Rasheada Caldwell was concerned about the placement of some of the cameras.
“There’s cameras in places where there’s no children,” Caldwell said. “But where there should be cameras, there’s not. So I’m a little displeased by that because if we’re talking about safety, it should have been safety first. Not about the dollar. We want our children to be safe.”…