East Clevelanders, get your wallets out, or slow down.
In an effort to put a dent in rising debts, East Cleveland will install 15 traffic cameras to catch speeding motorists and rake in fines.
Specifically, be on the lookout for them on Euclid Avenue, where East Cleveland will helpfully install a camera every three-quarters of a mile, making Euclid even less convenient to drive on, which didn’t seem possible.
Fines will run $95 for running a red light or speeding.
Money collected will settle a more than $1 million debt that East Cleveland owes to a contractor, American Traffic Solutions.
The company said it will keep all fines until East Cleveland pays off the debt for tickets issued by the company’s existing mobile speed-check cameras.
Some city council members say the number of traffic cameras is excessive.
This article appears in Nov 10-16, 2010.
East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton said, in a local TV news interview, you have to be driving 11 mph higher than posted limit before getting a ticket. It is really for safety in East cleveland. Why the concern?
I am looking for anyone who has received a traffic cam ticket or has written and complained or praised the traffic cams.
According to Mayor Norton, only four people have written letters about the cams.
Call: (216) 324-4783 if you are interested in this issue and perhaps want to see this on the ballot next election for voters to decide.