(Des Moines, IA) — A bill that has cleared a Senate subcommittee would prohibit Iowa cities from using out-of-state companies to install and maintain automated traffic cameras. Those cameras issue tickets for speeding and running red lights. Lobbyist Pete McRoberts with the A-C-L-U of Iowa suggests that requirement would ensure the companies are accountable to Iowans. He says it would keep them within the reach of the Open Records Act – or at least legal discovery. A lobbyist for the Dutch company that manages traffic camera systems in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and other Iowa cities calls the bill “anti-free market.”
Long Debate Over Automated Traffic Cameras Resumes At State Capitol
By Tom Robinson
Jan 25, 2022 | 6:41 AM
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