Speeding and Stormwater Top Issues for County Council in Budget Work Session
Council members want the county to seek speed control strategies beyond speed cameras.
Howard County department heads faced hours of stern questioning from the county council Thursday on the proposed $179 million of spending in the FY12 capital budget. The Department of Public Works fielded much of the scrutiny after County Executive Ken Ulman highlighted stormwater management and infrastructure improvements as some of the most important additions to the FY 12 budget, alongside education. Speed Control The issue of speeding in communities and school zones drew a lot of discussion as the county considers speed cameras as a possible remedy to what Councilwoman Courtney Watson called “the No. 1 complaint from citizens in the county.” The proposed FY 12 spending budget for intersection improvements, which includes speed control…
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Sean Colin
9:09 pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Why would Ulman stop using speed bumps which actually slow someone down? Perhaps so he can put in the speed cameras that do NOTHING at the time the person is speeding to slow them down, except send them a bill for it two weeks later-is $$$$$$$ is the true reason. Speed cameras are nothing more than a sin tax-you can speed all you want, it will just cost you. more ›