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Youngstown to Keep Speed Cameras, Other Communities Wait for Legal Opinion

Jul

2018

Youngstown to Keep Speed Cameras, Other Communities Wait for Legal Opinion

The Ohio Department of Transportation sent letters to Youngstown, Howland, Hubbard, Liberty, Girard, and Weathersfield on July 17 ordering the communities to take down their speed-camera enforcement signs and any mounted cameras.

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ODOT Orders Some Local Speed Camera Signs to Come Down

Jul

2018

Speed Cameras

ODOT Orders Some Local Speed Camera Signs to Come Down

Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation are demanding that several Valley municipalities remove their speed camera signs from ODOT roadways.

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Conspiracy Alleged in Girard Speed Camera Case Filing

Jul

2018

Speed Cameras

Conspiracy Alleged in Girard Speed Camera Case Filing

Motorists traveling the road through Girard between Dec. 7, 2017, and Jan. 6 were erroneously ticketed because, according to the lawsuit, the speed limit, which was lowered to 55 mph during a period of construction, should have been raised back to 65 mph when the construction ended Dec. 7, 2017.

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Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Speed Camera Ruling

Jun

2018

Speed Cameras

Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Speed Camera Ruling

New Miami, Ohio loses last-ditch Supreme Court appeal to avoid paying back $3 million in illegally collected photo radar fines.

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Early Morning Meetings Draw Ire in Liberty

May

2018

Early Morning Meetings Draw Ire in Liberty

Resident Mary Lou Finesilver said that she and her family are unable to attend the 7:30 a.m. Liberty trustees meetings because the meeting conflicts with getting ready for work, and she questions if this new meeting time was set so fewer residents would attend.

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NAACP Targets Traffic Cameras in Dayton, OH.

May

2018

Red Light Cameras

NAACP Targets Traffic Cameras in Dayton, OH.

Proponents of Dayton’s traffic enforcement cameras say they make driving safer, but opponents say they disproportionately affect poor communities.

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Speed-Camera Bill Could Impact Liberty, OH

May

2018

Speed Cameras

Speed-Camera Bill Could Impact Liberty, OH

If the Ohio Senate passes a bill prohibiting small townships from using speed cameras on highways, Liberty and other area townships may have to revise their policies on using them on those thoroughfares.

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Dayton, OH Traffic Cameras Punish Poor People, Ballot Issue Planned

May

2018

Speed Cameras

Dayton, OH Traffic Cameras Punish Poor People, Ballot Issue Planned

The Dayton Unit NAACP says the traffic cameras disproportionately affect poor communities in Montgomery County, and the group is holding a town hall to educate citizens about the pros and cons of the cameras.

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Liberty Officials OK Use of Speed Cameras

May

2018

Speed Cameras

Liberty Officials OK Use of Speed Cameras

Liberty, OH officials approved a resolution Thursday that will allow police officers to use speed cameras on state Route 11 and Interstate 80.

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