Red lights cameras get final approval

Here we go again, our fine "stewards" of our tax dollars trying to fill holes in their budgets with unicorn pi$$. $4000.00 dollars per camera per month (as of the Arizona companies last published estimate) which will amount to 30 - 42,000 per month per intersection based on that estimate. Lets say an average of 40,000 because you know its going to ultimately cost more anyway, it always does. So 12 intersections x 40,000.00 = $480,000.00 per month, yes per month, or $5,760,000.00 per year. Now the city claims it will fill a $1.5 million dollar hole in the sheriffs office budget for the year, really. I'm no rocket scientist but seems like the city council needs to get off the pipe. This is what is going to happen, people will stop cause they will soon know the cameras are their, and you'll end up with higher insurance premiums cause you and the car in front of you forgot they where there while you where getting that life altering text message out about your BFF and "bamm" you just wrecked your wallet. The city will not generate the revenue, which they are "projecting" will fill that teenie weenie little budget hole of $1.5 million, we'lll be stuck with the tab to pay the company for the cameras, again close to $6,000,000.00 and we will still have a 1.5 million hole which will actually be much higher by the end of the year as since the hole was based on "mystery revenue" . The only "holes" I see in this are the ones in then heads of those who belive that this is a good idea. Hey, I got a novel idea, why dont the police actually write a ticket once in awhile, I often think you need a big sign on your car that says "Hey, Im doin 80 in a 45 zone, give me a ticket".. You can't buy a traffic ticket in this town anymore, its like Daytona speedway. I'm sick and tired of hearing about, cutting police and praying on peoples fear when it comes to the police budget. they have an unlimited revenue stream out here, work for it, thats what we pay you for. Seriously!

"The Sheriff wants cameras installed at ten of Jacksonville's most dangerous intersections, 25 different approaches. One of those intersections is Beach and University Boulevards." Maybe if it said this: "The Sheriff wants cameras installed at ten of Jacksonville's most dangerous intersections, 25 different approaches. One of those intersections is Beach and University Boulevards, where crash records show there were 10 crashes caused by red light running in the past year." Of course, it does not say that. What it does say is we'll make $1.5 million a year! Revenue, revenue, revenue. Oh, and they are for safety- even though we've given you no justification for their use in that regard. Trust us- we're from the government and we're here to help (ourselves to your cash). Automated for-profit law enforcement is a bad idea.