Red light cameras

I received my first violation for Kansas City’s red light photo enforcement. The notice came from a post office box in Tempe, Ariz., and the payment is to go to a post office box in Cincinnati, Ohio.

By outsourcing this, I wonder how much of my $100 the city really gets.

Great job, Kansas City.

William Broekemeieer

Kansas City

Comments

[renfro]

Mr. Broekemeieer observed the notice for his camera enforced red light violation came from a post office box in Tempe, Ariz. and the payment is to go to a post office box in Cincinnati, Ohio and wondered how much of his $100 the city really gets.

In 2008 the Red Light Camera contract got preliminary approval ---- “We are ready to roll on this,” said Cathy Jolly chairwoman of the public safety and neighborhoods committee, -- With questionable merit her “George Orwell” approach and response to robotic enforcement would probably have been “these cameras will save lives” but the bottom line tells the story. As recalled I believe there was no up-front cost to the city, but the installer was to be paid back $4,500 Dollars PER MONTH per camera for the initial installation of 12 cameras.

The city’s return on the Broekemeieer fine not enough? -- For our City Council it’s a “Freebie” when they can just install a few more thousand robots. -- Could help pay for the purported $2.1 million dollars they spent renovating their offices in “08
Remember some of these people want to become KC’s Mayor!

[Greghand]

Call my attorney Howard Lotven who was featured in the paper as undefeated against redlight cameras. Give him the $100 at take a shot at unconstitutional due process!

[Joaquin]

I think the idea, William, is that the city gets something where before they would have gotten nothing. And since your only protest is the "outsourcing" issue, I assume you actually did run the red and deserve to pay. I'm finding it hard to get riled up over this.