Even after the heart-felt letter by the Mayor several weeks ago, he sides with those wanting to continue photo radar in Milwaukie. Yes, the city council has voted to approve a 3 year, $300,000 contract with ACS.
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Milwaukie Mayor Ferguson thoughts on Photo Radar
Mayor Jeremy Ferguson of Milwaukie published an open letter to area citizens expressing his thought on Photo Radar.
I would say he has put a lot of thought into this matter and is genuinely concerned about Milwaukie’s safety and the image of the city. Here’s the letter as it appears in the Clackamas Review:
Dear community members,
Many of you have sent in comments regarding photo radar. In fact, about 35 of you have sent me emails. Many have been in support of photo radar, many in opposition and a few have just made observations. I want to thank everyone for their opinion and feedback. Continue reading
Photo Radar lives on in Milwaukie
On Feb. 1st the Milwaukie city council voted to renew their contract with ACS for photo speed enforcement. In operation since 2008 the photo radar van will be around for a few more years. Stated in an article on Oregon Live by Bobby Allyn, Councilor David Hedges says that Continue reading
Beaverton Red Light Camera$$
Right Turns On Red
To all those who visit, Welcome to Beaverton.
Beaverton’s red light cameras are now live sending out REAL tickets. No more warning letters effective today (Feb 1st). For the last month Beaverton has been sending warning tickets for folks not coming to a complete stop Continue reading
Milwaukie to renew Photo Radar contract with ACS
That’s how I see it, we’ll know in a few days. The city council will be presented with information to vote on a contract renewal with ACS, the company that processes the tickets for the City of Milwaukie. Chief Jordan’s report recommends to the city council that they renew the expired contract with ACS. The previous contract expired on Continue reading
Milwaukie’s municipal court busy – Surprised?
OregonLive has posted an article explaining that the municipal court in Milwaukie is now the busiest court in Clackamas County. Is any one surprised? According to the article over $600,000 Continue reading
Milwaukie Van on sidewalk
Does anyone know if it is legal to park on a sidewalk? Here’s a video someone posted to YouTube of the Milwaukie van.
13,000 Tickets has helped?
Running since 2008 the photo radar program seems to only of had a marginal effect on safety. That is the reason for photo radar, right. According to a study by the city of Milwaukie, it isn’t very clear if photo radar has had the desired effect of making the streets a safer place. Some numbers do indicate that accidents are down on Hwy 224. The city seems to be happy with the program; it frees up their officers to deal with other, more important issues. Read the full article on OregonLive.